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- Nov 07, 2020
Phil Knight Quotes
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- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
At first, we couldn't be establishment, because we didn't have any money. We were guerrilla marketers, and we still are, a little bit. But, as we became No. 1 in our industry, we've had to modify our culture and become a bit more planned.
- Language
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sports is like rock 'n' roll. Both are dominant cultural forces, both speak an international language, and both are all about emotions.
- Moon
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- Nov 07, 2020
We could see that he was a charismatic guy who jumps over the moon and is very competitive, but nobody could have predicted what he would become to our culture.
- Nov 07, 2020
You can't explain much in 60 seconds, but when you show Michael Jordan, you don't have to. It's that simple.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't consider myself enigmatic, but I don't spend a lot of time thinking about my public persona.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm Phil Knight, and I don't believe in advertising.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
If there was no Bill Bowerman, there would have been no me. He had about as much of an impact on my life as any one person could have. He taught me about competition and ingrained it in me. He taught me not to praise ordinary performances.
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
Running is a basic ingredient for your health, just as much as eating and sleeping, but going out for a run by yourself and taking a moment to think also creates a certain peace.
- Being Different
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I took the entrepreneurship class at Stanford, the first lecture was about an entrepreneur and his personality. They described it as being different than a businessman, who is an overall scientific manager.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think I'm not a natural-born salesman, for sure, but If I have a product I really believe in, I can overcome some of the shyness and get through the things that aren't natural to me.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Any entrepreneur has to prepare for a lot of dark days, and they've got to really like what they are doing, and they have to have a reason for it to succeed.
- Passion
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every businessman, or every person who has a passion for his work, is torn for the time spent at work and the time spent with your family.
- Die
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- Nov 07, 2020
No parent should have their child die before he or she does.
- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't say I'm walking away. I said I was stepping down as chairman. I won't walk away. I'll be carried away.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
A shoe dog is somebody that really loves shoes, and that was me. I was a runner... that became important to me, and it's been with me ever since.
- Fitness
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- Nov 07, 2020
We took advantage of the running boom, which became the jogging boom, which became the fitness boom... and we've benefited from all of that.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
When we changed from Tiger to Nike, we had to have a design for the shoe. And where do you go to? There's no 'dial 9-1-1' for design.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
In running, the only equipment that really matters - at least the mentality was in those days - were the pair of shoes that you wore.
- Proud
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think a businessman can be an artist just as much as a writer or a sculptor, so I'm real proud of what the company has become.
- Big
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know when the Berlin wall went down and I walked into what was East Berlin and saw two big Nike banners - that gave me a chill.
- Always
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do believe that international trade agreements benefit both nations, always.
- Knew
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- Nov 07, 2020
We knew we could fail; we just didn't think we would.
- Drama
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is no drama like the drama on the athletic field.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020