
Mark Cuban - Look, Axe, I spent seven years and more money than I care to admit fighting the S.E.C. just to clear my name.
Axe - And you did.
Mark Cuban - Fuck, yeah, I did, but in those seven years, I tried to buy two baseball teams. You may notice... I don't own a baseball team.
Axe - You think the S.E.C. was the dealbreaker?
Mark Cuban - It fucking didn't help. That's for damn sure. Look, Axe, we're different, right? We didn't inherit our money. We earned it calling bullshit early, often, and very publicly. The NFL doesn't like that shit. They're afraid you're gonna break etiquette, come in long and loud. They think you're gonna be the Mark Cuban of the NFL.
Axe - Oh, so I'm pre-fucked?
Mark Cuban - You need to make it clear to them that you're hanging up the gloves and moving on to a new phase. You know what else you need to do? You need to stop fucking with the U.S. attorney.
Axe - I'm not gonna do that.
Mark Cuban - Come on, Axe. So, when are they gonna make the decision?
Axe - This week.
Mark Cuban - You know, even if you win this lawsuit, that's the long game. If you really want this team, you got to ask yourself... How are you gonna change hearts and minds today?
A la fin de l'épisode, un interlocuteur d'Axe lui explique :
"Sports franchises are how we knight people in this country. And you're not royalty. You're a robber baron."

Manuel Schotté, « Monter en première division. Trajectoires de notabilisation des présidents de clubs de football professionnel (1960-1999) », Politix 2016/2 (n° 114), p. 99-120.
DOI 10.3917/pox.114.0099

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