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" 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. "
Like
Dark
Succeed
" 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. "
Been
Me
Shoes
" 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. "
Money
Become
Planned
" 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. "
Who
Time
Work
" 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. "
Down
Walking
Walk
" I do believe that international trade agreements benefit both nations, always. "
Always
Believe
Benefit
" I don't consider myself enigmatic, but I don't spend a lot of time thinking about my public persona. "
Public
Time
Myself
" If there's one thing, I've been pretty good at evaluating people. "
People
Pretty
One Thing
" 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. "
Me
My Life
Competition
" If you're trying to get into the sports business, you really have to find a niche. "
Get
Trying
Find
" 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. "
Know
Me
Two
" I'm Phil Knight, and I don't believe in advertising. "
Advertising
Phil
Believe
" In running, the only equipment that really matters - at least the mentality was in those days - were the pair of shoes that you wore. "
Running
Matters
Days
" I still get real nervous when I go in front of more than two people. "
Nervous
Two People
Two
" I think a businessman can be an artist just as much as a writer or a sculptor, so I'm real proud of what the company has become. "
Think
Artist
Company
" I think everyone born in Oregon is an environmentalist by birth. "
Everyone
Birth
Born
" 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. "
Think
Believe
I Can
" I've been fortunate to be around good people. "
Around
People
Good
" I've said many times that I might as well have webs between my toes. "
Said
Might
Well
" Meeting sports athletes that are the best in the world is a thrill to this day. "
Meeting
Day
Best
" No parent should have their child die before he or she does. "
She
He
Die
" Obviously, the bulk of my Nike shares have been set up in a trust. "
Bulk
Nike
Obviously
" 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. "
Think
Peace
Moment
" Sports is like rock 'n' roll. Both are dominant cultural forces, both speak an international language, and both are all about emotions. "
Sports
Rock
Language
" 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. "
Success
Business
Life
" There is no drama like the drama on the athletic field. "
Drama
Athletic
Field
" The thing that got us going early was the running boom. And then, I think, we rode the Jordan bit, which then kind of crossed us over into the pop culture. "
Think
Us
Culture
" The trouble in America is not that we are making too many mistakes, but that we are making too few. "
America
Mistakes
Many
" 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. "
Old
Baseball
Time
" 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. "
Become
Culture
Moon
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