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
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.
numbers sound odd
Round numbers beg to be negotiated, usually by counteroffer round numbers. Odd numbers sound harder, firmer, less negotiable.
inspirational quality commit
Commit yourself to quality from day one ... it's better to do nothing at all than to do something badly.
friendship people equal
All things being equal, people will do business with a friend; all things being unequal, people will still do business with a friend.
wheels wagons
You don't have to reinvent the wheel, just attach it to a new wagon.
extremely looked
It was loud, and it looked extremely bad." ()
bodies climbs course field fingers locking muscles normally races takes using
The course takes its toll. These climbs are the hardest. They're not very long, but there aren't any other races I do where my forearms are cramping and my fingers are locking on me by the end. We're using muscles in our bodies that we normally only use when we're doing a field sprint." ()