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Phil Knight
American
Businessman
Born:
Feb 24
,
1938
Believe
Me
People
Sports
Think
You
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I do believe that international trade agreements benefit both nations, always.
Phil Knight
Believe
Benefit
Both
Trade
Trade Agreements
Always
Nations
International
Agreements
International Trade
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
Life
Success
Work
You
Business
Peace
Conflict
Battle
Key
Key To Success
Chaos
Neither
Constant
Immutable
About
Both
Between
Mastered
How
Go
Influenced
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.
Phil Knight
Dark
Entrepreneur
Days
Like
Got
Doing
Lot
Any
Succeed
Really
Reason
Prepare
When you really understand who you are, it enables you to fight and believe.
Phil Knight
You
Fight
Believe
Understand
Enables
Really
Who
I'm Phil Knight, and I don't believe in advertising.
Phil Knight
Believe
Knight
Advertising
Phil
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.
Phil Knight
Health
Peace
Yourself
Think
Sleeping
Out
Run
Running
Eating
Taking
Also
Going
Just
Just As Much
Ingredient
Much
Creates
Certain
Your
Moment
Basic
We knew we could fail; we just didn't think we would.
Phil Knight
Think
Would
Could
Knew
Fail
Just
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
Fitness
Best
You
Sports
World
Focus
Nike
Once
Say
Wing
Tour
Sponsor
Making
End
Up
Rolling
Stones
Rolling Stones
Tips
Wanted
Next
Company
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.
Phil Knight
Work
Time
Family
Passion
Every
Spent
Torn
His
Person
Your
Who
Businessman
If you're trying to get into the sports business, you really have to find a niche.
Phil Knight
You
Business
Sports
Find
Get
Trying
Really
Niche
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.
Phil Knight
Me
Dog
Somebody
Important
Shoes
Runner
Since
Became
Been
Shoe
Loves
Really
Ever
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
Culture
Money
First
Become
Guerrilla
Our
Marketers
Bit
More
Had
Industry
Became
Because
Still
Were
Any
Establishment
Little
Little Bit
Modify
Planned
Meeting sports athletes that are the best in the world is a thrill to this day.
Phil Knight
Best
Day
Sports
World
Meeting
Athletes
Thrill
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.
Phil Knight
Fitness
Took
Boom
Running
Jogging
Advantage
Became
Which
Sports is like rock 'n' roll. Both are dominant cultural forces, both speak an international language, and both are all about emotions.
Phil Knight
Sports
Emotions
Speak
Language
About
Both
Like
Forces
Rock
Rock-N-Roll
Cultural
Dominant
Roll
International
International Language
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.
Phil Knight
Life
Me
Competition
My Life
Would
Impact
About
Could
Had
He
Performance
Praise
Been
Person
Any
Taught
Ordinary
Ingrained
Much
Bill
In running, the only equipment that really matters - at least the mentality was in those days - were the pair of shoes that you wore.
Phil Knight
You
Matters
Shoes
Those
Running
Only
Mentality
Days
Equipment
Least
Were
Wore
Really
Pair
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
Time
School
Old
Rude
High
Dream
High School
Until
Sure
Got
Came
Years
Up
Going
Cut
Team
Awakening
Baseball
Baseball Player
Player
I still get real nervous when I go in front of more than two people.
Phil Knight
People
Nervous
More
Real
Still
Go
Than
Get
Front
Two
Two People
I think everyone born in Oregon is an environmentalist by birth.
Phil Knight
Think
Birth
Everyone
Born
Environmentalist
Oregon
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.
Phil Knight
Me
Natural
Overcome
Believe
Think
Some
Through
Sure
Salesman
Get
Really
Product
Things
Shyness
If there's one thing, I've been pretty good at evaluating people.
Phil Knight
Good
People
One Thing
Pretty
Pretty Good
Been
Evaluating
Thing
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