Phil Knight
Businessman
1938-02-24
Books by Phil Knight
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Strangled
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Quotes by Phil Knight
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Business is no more about making money than the human body is about making blood. Yes you need to make the stuff, but only to serve your higher aims.
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He was easy to talk to, and easy not to talk to-equally important qualities in a friend. Essential in a travel companion.
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He was easy to talk to, and easy not to talk to— equally important qualities in a friend.
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Beating the competition is relatively easy. Beating yourself is a never-ending commitment.
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Business is no more about making money than the human body is about making blood. Yes you need to make the stuff, but only to serve your higher aims.
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He was easy to talk to, and easy not to talk to-equally important qualities in a friend. Essential in a travel companion.
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He was easy to talk to, and easy not to talk to— equally important qualities in a friend.
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Beating the competition is relatively easy. Beating yourself is a never-ending commitment.
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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.
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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.
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Meeting sports athletes that are the best in the world is a thrill to this day.
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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.
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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.
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I still get real nervous when I go in front of more than two people.
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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.
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I've said many times that I might as well have webs between my toes.
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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.
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In running, the only equipment that really matters - at least the mentality was in those days - were the pair of shoes that you wore.
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