money motivates people in two very distinct ways. 1. as a means of material comfort. (the most common assumption) 2. as a measure of success against others.

money motivates people in two very distinct ways. 1. as a means of material comfort. (the most common assumption) 2. as a measure of success against others. This comes into play once you have enough money to satisfy any reasonable material desire. At this point money ceases to be about absolute buying power and becomes a comparative measure. some people are all about 2 even before they have any wealth. Cuban is one of them.