--- title: "7 Fit Quotes By Mark Cuban" description: "7 Fit quotes by Mark Cuban. Plus more from Mark Cuban and more Fit sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/393/mark-cuban-889_culture_know-your-core-competencies-and-focus-on_924727.jpg" --- > [Know your core competencies and focus on being great at them. Pay up for people in your core competencies. Get the best.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-cuban/know-your-core-competencies-and-focus-on-being-great-at-them-pay-up/) [Mark Cuban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-cuban/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/393/mark-cuban-889_culture_know-your-core-competencies-and-focus-on_924727.jpg) > [Know your core competencies and focus on being great at them. Pay up for people in your core competencies. Get the best.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-cuban/know-your-core-competencies-and-focus-on-being-great-at-them-pay-up-2/) [Mark Cuban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-cuban/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c44/mark-cuban-889_competencies_know-your-core-competencies-and-focus-on_1428876.jpg) > [When I started writing this blog more than years ago, it was in response to traditional media's habit of twisting interviews to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-cuban/when-i-started-writing-this-blog-more-than-years-ago-it-was-in/) [Mark Cuban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-cuban/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/097/mark-cuban-889_blogging_when-i-started-writing-this-blog-more-th_1611536.jpg) > [Culture is very important to the Mavs. Your best player has to be a fit for what you want the culture of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-cuban/culture-is-very-important-to-the-mavs-your-best-player-has-to-be-a/) [Mark Cuban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-cuban/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d01/mark-cuban-889_about_culture-is-very-important-to-the-mavs-yo_2234869.jpg) > [With Android I get to choose from many different products from many different phone manufacturers. With iOS, I get what Apple gives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-cuban/with-android-i-get-to-choose-from-many-different-products-from-many/) [Mark Cuban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-cuban/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f85/mark-cuban-889_android_with-android-i-get-to-choose-from-many-d_2500176.jpg) > [Having the ability to be brutally honest with yourself is the greatest challenge you face when creating a business model. Too often…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-cuban/having-the-ability-to-be-brutally-honest-with-yourself-is-the/) [Mark Cuban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-cuban/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bed/mark-cuban-889_ability_having-the-ability-to-be-brutally-honest_2760026.jpg) > [Success is about making your life a special version of unique that fits who you are - not what other people want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-cuban/success-is-about-making-your-life-a-special-version-of-unique-that/) [Mark Cuban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-cuban/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afb/mark-cuban-889_fit_success-is-about-making-your-life-a-spec_3148304.jpg) ## Other authors on Fit ## More by Mark Cuban > [At least before my hip replacement, I had a quick first step. I could get by you off the dribble. My business game is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-cuban/at-least-before-my-hip-replacement-i-had-a-quick-first-step-i-could/) [Mark Cuban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-cuban/) > [Culture is very important to the Mavs… It isn't about who talks the most or the loudest. It is about the demeanor and attitude…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-cuban/culture-is-very-important-to-the-mavs-it-isn-t-about-who-talks-the/) [Mark Cuban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-cuban/) > [I have always been selling. I always had something going on. That was just my nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-cuban/i-have-always-been-selling-i-always-had-something-going-on-that-was/) [Mark Cuban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-cuban/) > [I can turn an idea into a business before you know it's going to be important. My first step will blow by you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-cuban/i-can-turn-an-idea-into-a-business-before-you-know-it-s-going-to-be/) [Mark Cuban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-cuban/) > [Sales Cure All. Know how your company will make money and how you will actually make sales.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-cuban/sales-cure-all-know-how-your-company-will-make-money-and-how-you-will/) [Mark Cuban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-cuban/) > [The people I don't like to work with are people like me. I need people who can complement my skill set, people who can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-cuban/the-people-i-don-t-like-to-work-with-are-people-like-me-i-need-people/) [Mark Cuban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-cuban/) > [TV is no longer the best alternative to boredom. To kids not old enough for Snapchat, music is the best alternative to boredom. For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-cuban/tv-is-no-longer-the-best-alternative-to-boredom-to-kids-not-old/) [Mark Cuban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-cuban/) > [When you first start working for me, directly for me, I micromanage until I trust you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-cuban/when-you-first-start-working-for-me-directly-for-me-i-micromanage/) [Mark Cuban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-cuban/) > [What I’ve learned is that if you really want to be successful at something, you’ll find that you put the time in. You won’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-cuban/what-i-ve-learned-is-that-if-you-really-want-to-be-successful-at/) [Mark Cuban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-cuban/) > [You could be beaten down by anybody and by everybody and it doesn't matter what everybody else thinks it's how you see yourself and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-cuban/you-could-be-beaten-down-by-anybody-and-by-everybody-and-it-doesn-t/) [Mark Cuban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-cuban/) > [If you don't follow the stock market, you are missing some amazing drama.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-cuban/if-you-don-t-follow-the-stock-market-you-are-missing-some-amazing/) [Mark Cuban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-cuban/) > [Leaders are not dogmatic. They are principled and know that change is never easy, but when it's necessary, they must lead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-cuban/leaders-are-not-dogmatic-they-are-principled-and-know-that-change-is/) [Mark Cuban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-cuban/) > [If I see a black kid in a hoodie and it's late at night, I'm walking to the other side of the street. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-cuban/if-i-see-a-black-kid-in-a-hoodie-and-it-s-late-at-night-i-m-walking/) [Mark Cuban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-cuban/) > [Every job in a company is important. Unless you experience a wide range of those jobs, I don't think you are as well prepared…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-cuban/every-job-in-a-company-is-important-unless-you-experience-a-wide/) [Mark Cuban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-cuban/) > [Go out there and get rich. Get so obnoxiously rich that when that tax bill comes, your first thought will be to choke on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-cuban/go-out-there-and-get-rich-get-so-obnoxiously-rich-that-when-that-tax/) [Mark Cuban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-cuban/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fit/mark-cuban/#itemlist", "name": "7 Fit Quotes By Mark Cuban", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Know your core competencies and focus on being great at them. Pay up for people in your core competencies. Get the best. 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