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Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results. It
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When sports are at their best, the spirit of the fan merges with the spirit of the athlete, and in that convergence, in that transference, is the oneness that the mystics talk about.
from Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight
For some, I realize, business is the all-out pursuit of profits, period, full stop, but for us business was no more about making money than being human is about making blood. Yes, the human body needs blood. It needs to manufacture red and white cells and platelets and redistribute them evenly, smoothly, to all the right places, on time, or else. B
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And because my company was launching an apparel line, I now started paying closer attention to what I wore, and what those around me wore.
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Don’t put twelve innovations into one shoe. It asks too much of the shoe, to say nothing of the design team.
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asked myself: What if there were a way, without being an athlete, to feel what athletes feel? To play all the time, instead of working? Or else to enjoy work so much that it becomes essentially the same thing.
from Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight
Woodell and I were very different, and yet our friendship was based on a selfsame approach to work. Each of us found pleasure, whenever possible, in focusing on one small task. One task, we often said, clears the mind. And each of us recognized that this small task of finding a bigger office meant we were succeeding.
from Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight
Once again I’m telling a roomful of people that something is possible, that something can be successful, when in fact I don’t really know. I’m speaking from theory, faith, and bluster, like every groom. And every bride. It would be up to me and Penny to prove the truth of what we said that day.
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Leaning back in my recliner each night, staring at the ceiling, I tried to settle myself. I told myself: Life is growth. You grow or you die.
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What suited Woodell best was bringing order to chaos, problem-solving.
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