Mark Cuban

And you think you're born with that? No, I worked at it. Because going back to what I said earlier about curiosity, you have to be insanely curious because the world is always changing. My dad used to say, We don't live in the world we were born into, which is absolutely true. If you're not a voracious consumer of information, then you're not going to be able to keep up.

And you think you're born with that? No, I worked at it. Because going back to what I said earlier about curiosity, you have to be insanely curious because the world is always changing. My dad used to say, We don't live in the world we were born into, which is absolutely true. If you're not a voracious consumer of information, then you're not going to be able to keep up.

And no matter what your sales skills or ability are, they're going to be useless. What'd you learn about life from your dad? You mentioned your dad. My dad did upholstery on cars, you know, got up, went to work every morning at 7 o'clock, came back 5 or 6, 7 o'clock, exhausted. And I learned to be nice. I learned to be caring. I learned to be accepting.

And no matter what your sales skills or ability are, they're going to be useless. What'd you learn about life from your dad? You mentioned your dad. My dad did upholstery on cars, you know, got up, went to work every morning at 7 o'clock, came back 5 or 6, 7 o'clock, exhausted. And I learned to be nice. I learned to be caring. I learned to be accepting.

And no matter what your sales skills or ability are, they're going to be useless. What'd you learn about life from your dad? You mentioned your dad. My dad did upholstery on cars, you know, got up, went to work every morning at 7 o'clock, came back 5 or 6, 7 o'clock, exhausted. And I learned to be nice. I learned to be caring. I learned to be accepting.

Just, you know, qualities that I think he really tried to pass on to myself and my two younger brothers were just be a good human. And I think he didn't have business experience. So as I got into business, he would just say, sorry, Mark, I can't help you. I don't understand what you're doing. Neither one of my parents had gone to college. You've got to figure it out for yourself.

Just, you know, qualities that I think he really tried to pass on to myself and my two younger brothers were just be a good human. And I think he didn't have business experience. So as I got into business, he would just say, sorry, Mark, I can't help you. I don't understand what you're doing. Neither one of my parents had gone to college. You've got to figure it out for yourself.

Just, you know, qualities that I think he really tried to pass on to myself and my two younger brothers were just be a good human. And I think he didn't have business experience. So as I got into business, he would just say, sorry, Mark, I can't help you. I don't understand what you're doing. Neither one of my parents had gone to college. You've got to figure it out for yourself.

But he was also very insistent that he worked at a company called Regency Products where they did upholstery on cars. And he would bring me there to sweep the floors, not because he wanted me to learn that business, because he wanted me to learn how backbreaking that work was. I mean, he lost an eye in an accident at work, a staple broke.

But he was also very insistent that he worked at a company called Regency Products where they did upholstery on cars. And he would bring me there to sweep the floors, not because he wanted me to learn that business, because he wanted me to learn how backbreaking that work was. I mean, he lost an eye in an accident at work, a staple broke.

But he was also very insistent that he worked at a company called Regency Products where they did upholstery on cars. And he would bring me there to sweep the floors, not because he wanted me to learn that business, because he wanted me to learn how backbreaking that work was. I mean, he lost an eye in an accident at work, a staple broke.

And the only thing he wanted from my brothers and I was for us to never have to work like that, to go to college, to figure it out.

And the only thing he wanted from my brothers and I was for us to never have to work like that, to go to college, to figure it out.

And the only thing he wanted from my brothers and I was for us to never have to work like that, to go to college, to figure it out.

Because I was more of a yeller. I was, you know, I didn't have- No, really? Yeah. What you see on the sidelines, you know, with me at a Mavs game, maybe a little bit, but I also didn't have any patience for somebody I thought-

Because I was more of a yeller. I was, you know, I didn't have- No, really? Yeah. What you see on the sidelines, you know, with me at a Mavs game, maybe a little bit, but I also didn't have any patience for somebody I thought-

Because I was more of a yeller. I was, you know, I didn't have- No, really? Yeah. What you see on the sidelines, you know, with me at a Mavs game, maybe a little bit, but I also didn't have any patience for somebody I thought-

wasn't using my kind of common sense right because i was always on the go go go go go when i particularly when i was younger just trying to be successful trying to get to the point where i had independence and i would tell this to people you know either you're speeding up and getting on the train or you know we'll stop and drop you off at the next station but let's go where you go

wasn't using my kind of common sense right because i was always on the go go go go go when i particularly when i was younger just trying to be successful trying to get to the point where i had independence and i would tell this to people you know either you're speeding up and getting on the train or you know we'll stop and drop you off at the next station but let's go where you go

wasn't using my kind of common sense right because i was always on the go go go go go when i particularly when i was younger just trying to be successful trying to get to the point where i had independence and i would tell this to people you know either you're speeding up and getting on the train or you know we'll stop and drop you off at the next station but let's go where you go