How to Win at the Sport of Business: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It: 10th Anniversary Edition Paperback – October 17, 2023

Even though my parents aren't Chinese, they still wanted me to become a doctor growing up. I am not a doctor currently. I never wanted to become a doctor and I still don’t. My dream was to become a professional basketball player. Given the high competition and the low success rate, I realized I couldn't do what I so passionately strived for.Those who can, do; Those who can’t, teach; And those who can’t teach sometimes write a book. This is the logic that helped me decide I should become a basketball coach instead. That way I wasn't giving up on my basketball dream entirely.I came across Mark Cuban’s book. I took a look at the cover and misread the title. This led me to safely assume this was a book about how to win at basketball. Knowing Mark is a notorious billionaire entrepreneur, but mainly also the outspoken owner of the Mavericks, I decided to buy the book.To my surprise when it arrived, I realized it was actually a book about winning at the sport of BUSSINESS. Not wanting to let it go to waste, I read it and can tell you, that it was one of the best reads I’ve ever done.In this book Mark expresses his way of thinking, and explains his motivation and drive. He does this while giving specific examples through various instances off his life. Within this book, you can find great life advice, at a very cost friendly price.Buying and reading this book will do 3 things:- Help you get familiar with who Mark Cuban is, as a thinker and a doer.- Motivate you to work hard and aim for that goal you have.- Make Mark Cuban even richer.Although I put my coaching dream on hold until Mark writes a book about how to win in the sport of BASKETBALL, I became motivated and am using his advice in every way possible. I hope that through this book, you too can find that motivation you need.

Thanks Mr. Cuban for sharing some many fun anecdotes and express your ideas clearly and direct to the point. !

This is the second straight book I've read on Mark Cuban and I enjoyed this one much more than the one from last week.It's not a traditional book, but rather a collection of blog posts written by Mark on his advice for attaining success. I really enjoyed his style of writing and I liked hearing the story from his perspective.What I really enjoyed was hearing about the POS car he drove, the two cheap polyester suits he owned, and when he first started how he slept on a couch or floor in an apartment with a bunch of other dudes. Not sure why, but this part really resonated with me. 😉Mark wasn't born into wealth and earned everything he has by working his tail off amongst the other lessons he shares.The end of the book gives Mark's twelve mantras for success as follows:1 - Time is More Valuable than Money2- Commit Random Acts of Kindness3 - No Balls, No Babies4 - Work Hard, Play Hard5 - Don't Let Fear be a Roadblock6 - Expect the Unexpected, and Always be Ready7 - It's Okay to Yell and be Yelled at8 - Everyone gets Down: The Key is How Soon You get Back Up9 - It's not Whether the Glass is Half Empty or Half Full, it's Who is Pouring the Water10 - It's Not the Dreaming, it's in the Doing11 - Pigs get Fat, Hogs get Slaughtered12 - You Only Have to be Right Once!The book was published in November of 2011. It is but 73 pages but has great content. Amazon has 876 ratings for a score of 4.5. Goodreads has 3,284 ratings for a 4.02 with 247 reviews. While I'm not in 100% agreement with Mark on some of his thoughts and ideas, there's certainly enough value here to give it a strong rating and recommend it. Now, onto the other books from the sharks on my bookshelf!

I was able to read this in one day. Its only about 100 pages long, written in a easy-to-digest format.I've been a business owner for almost 6 years now, and learned a LOT by watching Shark Tank, The Profit, etc. - as well as reading a lot of business books.Like Mr. Cuban says in this work, a book or magazine may cost $5, $20, but if it has even one idea that you can apply to your business, its worth it!I would 10/10 recommend this. It for sure has some nuggets of takeaway that are worth the price

Mark Cuban's "How To Win At The Sport of Business" was a great, informative fast read. As a sports fan, I was familiar with Cuban's career as the owner of the Dallas Mavericks. But I was not very knowledgeable about the details of his very successful business career. His book covers many aspects of his career, written in a straight-forward, pull-no-punches style that you would expect from Cuban.Along with interesting stories about his career, the book is full of great advice to business owners, especially those starting their own business. His advice to pursue your "destiny", find "the edge", to work hard and play hard and that it doesn't matter how many times you fail, because "you only have to be right once" are ideas to remember. I found the most meaningful advice to be to take the time to continuously read and study and learn new things, which is hard to do when you are caught up in a busy day-to-day lifestyle. Cuban stresses that always making time to read not only builds up your knowledge base, but it can lead to the next new, good idea. Sound advice.Lance Ryskamp