Phil Knight

There’s a kind of exuberant clarity in that pulsing half second before winning and losing are decided. I wanted that, whatever that was, to be my life, my daily life.

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

When you see only problems, you’re not seeing clearly.

Phil Knight

Any building is a temple if you make it so.

Phil Knight

But that’s the nature of money. Whether you have it or not, whether you want it or not, whether you like it or not, it will try to define your days. Our task as human beings is not to let it.

Phil Knight

Every runner understands this. Front runners always work the hardest, and risk the most.

Phil Knight

For some, I realize, business is the all-out pursuit of profits, period, full stop, but for us business was no more about making money than being human is about making blood.

Phil Knight

Go fast or die.

Phil Knight

How can I leave my mark on the world, I thought, unless I get out there first and see it?

Phil Knight

I don’t consider myself enigmatic, but I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about my public persona.

Phil Knight