Quotes By Phil Knight

Sports is like rock 'n' roll. Both are dominant cultural forces, both speak an international language, and both are all about emotions.

I'm Phil Knight, and I don't believe in advertising.

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

Meeting sports athletes that are the best in the world is a thrill to this day.

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.

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.

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.

I still get real nervous when I go in front of more than two people.

You can't explain much in 60 seconds, but when you show Michael Jordan, you don't have to. It's that simple.