“God, how I wish I could relive the whole thing. Short of that, I'd like to share the experience, the ups and downs, so some young man or woman, somewhere, going through the same trials and ordeals, might be inspired… — Phil Knight Copy Share Image
“I’d tell men and women in their midtwenties not to settle for a job or a profession or even a career. Seek a calling. Even if you don’t know what that means, seek it. If you’re following your calling, the… — Phil Knight Copy Share Image
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… — Phil Knight Copy Share Image
Dare to take chances, lest you leave your talent buried in the ground. — Phil Knight Copy Share Image
“what I knew that morning in March 1977 as we settled around the conference table. I wasn’t even sure how these guys reached us, or how they’d arranged this meeting. “Okay, fellas,” I said, “what’ve you got?” It was a beautiful day, I remember. The light outside the room was a buttery pale yellow, and the sky was blue for… — Phil Knight Copy Share
“When you make something, when you improve something, when you deliver something, when you add some service or product to the lives of strangers and make them happier or healthier or safer or better and when you do it all crisply and efficiently, smartly - the way everything should be done but seldom is, you are participating more fully in… — Phil Knight Copy Share
“It’s possible that we were never closer, maybe because our relationship had been reduced to its primal essence. He was my dad, I was… — Phil Knight Copy Share Image
“Oneness—in some way, shape, or form, it’s what every person I’ve ever met has been seeking.” — Phil Knight Copy Share Image
