Mark Cuban Quotes

"This is a chance for these servicemen and women to feel the admiration and respect of 20,000 people, reinforcing for them that we as a nation feel grateful for what they have done for us."

"The Mercury sponsorship gives us the ability to support our independent film community and the films themselves to the best of our ability."

"I think that any reporter or columnist will be a little more careful when doing interviews with me."

"Make sure you are the boss. I don't think I would encourage executives that work for me to blog. There can be only 1 public vision for an organization."

"The league handles officiating in a far more professional manner than prior to my arrival. They approach it like a real business unit now."

"I wonder if he dreams about me the nights he spends here in Dallas. OK, I don't wonder. I'm curious about it. Of course, I don't truly believe that I own Phil. But that won't prevent me from walking up to him and say 'Boo' to see if he jumps, just to find out for sure."

"Sports, music, movies - basically, fans of any form of entertainment don't do a resume analysis before picking their favorite."

"All I can tell you is that the standard answer in this situation is that it isn't personal, it's business,"

"By utilizing digital projection and the best independent theaters in the country, we've created a business model that allows filmmakers to control the distribution of their films."

"Bad boys usually tend to mellow over time. At some point, particularly if they haven't won a title and if they are at the top of their game, they realize they can retain their personalities and have fun and avoid some of the drama and hassles they created in the past."

"I caught Mark doing college games on The Ticket and thought he was great. I made room for him to do radio and he has done so well, T.V. was a natural."

"It's one of the gutsiest things I've ever heard an athlete say. He wasn't politically correct, but he hit the nail right on the head. He deserves incredible kudos for doing what he thinks is right and what he believes in."

"A couple corporate customers of the league . . . were uncomfortable with the appearance of some players. Since the teams couldn't deal with it, they had asked the league to step in and deal with it."

"Fan Appreciation Night. We wanted to do something outrageous for our fans."

"We both went to school at Indiana University and we were big basketball fans. Living in Dallas, there was no way to listen to our favorite Hoosiers."

"The idea is to give the consumer three choices: go to the movies, get the movie on pay TV or buy the DVD."

"In a world of so many choices, people are going to take the path of least resistance and do the things that are easy and enjoyable for them."

"I saw him at the All-Star game. He said he's ready to go."

"I wish Mike all the best off the court, ... As always, I hope the Spurs lose 82 games."

"Jeff is your typical eccentric genius. He locks himself away for months at a time with no human contact just to come up with great formulas for evaluating sports. It's fun to work with him, and his stuff is amazing."