Mark McCormack
Mark McCormack
Mark Hume McCormackwas an American lawyer, sports agent and writer. He was the founder and chairman of International Management Group, now IMG, an international management organization serving sports figures and celebrities...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth6 November 1930
CountryUnited States of America
failure desire facts
Fear of failure is at least as common as the desire for success. In fact, if harnessed properly, it can be the energy that drives the wheel.
people retiring
People retire to do what I do every day.
reading school gone
If Thomas Edison had gone to business school, we would all be reading by larger candles.
inspirational tools reactions
Anger can be an effective negotiating tool, but only as a calculated act, never as a reaction.
stars jobs golf
There are five top superstars in golf, 20 great stars, and 30 good ones. The rest should go and get jobs.
moving past thinking
The mental game of business is understanding this Paradox: the better you think you are doing, the greater should be your cause for concern: the more self-satisfied you are with your accomplishments, your past achievements, your 'right moves', the less you should be.
opportunity people moments
In our business, the windows of opportunity open and close with dazzling rapidity...I constantly have to remind people to seize the moment.
blunders fewer
Talk less-you will automatically learn more, hear more, see more-and make fewer blunders.
people failing plans
People don't plan to fail. They fail to plan.
care failing enough
If you aren't afraid to fail, then you probably don't care enough about success.
pioneer-spirit bills pioneers
To me, Arnold was a pioneer in the spirit of Thomas Edison or Benjamin Franklin, while Tiger is a pioneer in the spirit of Bill Gates.
curves people goes-on
Every discussion in a meeting has a diminishing curve of interest. The longer the discussion goes on, the fewer people will be interested in it.
thinking years four
Today, if someone showed me a five-year plan, I'd toss out the pages detailing Years Three, Four and Five as pure fantasy Anyone who thinks he or she can evaluate business conditions five years from now, flunks.
wrestling tasks matter
Concentrate on each task, whether trivial or crucial, as if it's the only thing that matters.