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> [If you look at the rights situation - what media companies pay - then you see that the rights prices continue to rise for powerful sports. Now what does that tell you? It tells you that the demand amongst global…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sorrell/if-you-look-at-the-rights-situation-what-media-companies-pay-then-you/)

[Martin Sorrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sorrell/)

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> [ Bernie \[Ecclestone\] has not been shy to say one or two controversial things. The last person in the UK who described his product as being crap in public was one Gerald Ratner - and he was gone immediately. But not… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sorrell/bernie-ecclestone-has-not-been-shy-to-say-one-or-two-controversial/)

[Martin Sorrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sorrell/)

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## Other authors on Controversial

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## More by Martin Sorrell

> [I'm in a business where there's complete anarchy. You can't control it - you can only react to it. The control that people traditionally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sorrell/i-m-in-a-business-where-there-s-complete-anarchy-you-can-t-control-it/)

[Martin Sorrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sorrell/)

> [It doesn't make much sense and it's nil premium. They're going to have co-CEOs...which is a very uncomfortable structure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sorrell/it-doesn-t-make-much-sense-and-it-s-nil-premium-they-re-going-to-have/)

[Martin Sorrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sorrell/)

> [ I remember that Jackie \[Stewart\] was the first driver wearing flameproof underwear! What it definitely was: it was much more flamboyant. But that doesn't… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sorrell/i-remember-that-jackie-stewart-was-the-first-driver-wearing/)

[Martin Sorrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sorrell/)

> [In the 19th century China dominated the manufacture of porcelain. Then European factories discovered a cheaper method of making pottery of equal quality, demolishing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sorrell/in-the-19th-century-china-dominated-the-manufacture-of-porcelain-then/)

[Martin Sorrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sorrell/)

> [F1 is a fight for people's time. There are millions of options today for how to spend it. That is probably the biggest difference…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sorrell/f1-is-a-fight-for-people-s-time-there-are-millions-of-options-today/)

[Martin Sorrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sorrell/)

> [You could think about Vietnam and at some point in time about Nigeria. And then you head to South America: Argentina, Columbia, Peru. Probably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sorrell/you-could-think-about-vietnam-and-at-some-point-in-time-about-nigeria/)

[Martin Sorrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sorrell/)

> [If you run a country and want to put it on the global map you don't have so many choices. You can get the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sorrell/if-you-run-a-country-and-want-to-put-it-on-the-global-map-you-don-t/)

[Martin Sorrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sorrell/)

> [If you pay 50 million for something, you probably pay another 50 to 100 million to activate it. And the more you spend, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sorrell/if-you-pay-50-million-for-something-you-probably-pay-another-50-to/)

[Martin Sorrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sorrell/)

> [F1 is exciting, its values are attractive and it could be an even better family sport.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sorrell/f1-is-exciting-its-values-are-attractive-and-it-could-be-an-even/)

[Martin Sorrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sorrell/)

> [The world is changing. And a lot of people in Formula One are starting to understand this.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sorrell/the-world-is-changing-and-a-lot-of-people-in-formula-one-are-starting/)

[Martin Sorrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sorrell/)

> [I interviewed Kim Kardashian recently and had a conversation with her mother. A lot of people have various thoughts about Kim Kardashian, her mother…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sorrell/i-interviewed-kim-kardashian-recently-and-had-a-conversation-with-her/)

[Martin Sorrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sorrell/)

> [That is again a romantic notion: the hero. I think people enjoy a much more levelled playing field where you have the ability for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sorrell/that-is-again-a-romantic-notion-the-hero-i-think-people-enjoy-a-much/)

[Martin Sorrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sorrell/)

> [Why not look at Indonesia? It will be the third biggest country in the world in population in 25 years' time - after India…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sorrell/why-not-look-at-indonesia-it-will-be-the-third-biggest-country-in-the/)

[Martin Sorrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sorrell/)

> [Think through whom you are trying to reach. Tailor what you do and how you do it to appeal to those communities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sorrell/think-through-whom-you-are-trying-to-reach-tailor-what-you-do-and-how/)

[Martin Sorrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sorrell/)

> [There is much romanticism about Formula One of the past. Today it has to be more of a family sport, not less. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sorrell/there-is-much-romanticism-about-formula-one-of-the-past-today-it-has/)

[Martin Sorrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sorrell/)

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