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. – Phil Knight
Up until the time I was 14 years old, I was sure that I was going to be a big-league baseball player. But that dream came to a rude awakening when I got cut from my high school baseball team. – Phil Knight
There is an immutable conflict at work in life and in business, a constant battle between peace and chaos. Neither can be mastered, but both can be influenced. How you go about that is the key to success. – Phil Knight
The trouble in America is not that we are making too many mistakes, but that we are making too few. – Phil Knight
We wanted Nike to be the world’s best sports and fitness company. Once you say that, you have a focus. You don’t end up making wing tips or sponsoring the next Rolling Stones world tour. – Phil Knight
Sports is like rock ‘n’ roll. Both are dominant cultural forces, both speak an international language, and both are all about emotions. – Phil Knight
I don’t consider myself enigmatic, but I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about my public persona. – Phil Knight
You can’t explain much in 60 seconds, but when you show Michael Jordan, you don’t have to. It’s that simple. – Phil Knight
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. – Phil Knight
