American - Businessman | February 24, 1938 -
I'm Phil Knight, and I don't believe in advertising.
Phil Knight
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I still get real nervous when I go in front of more than two people.
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I think everyone born in Oregon is an environmentalist by birth.
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I've said many times that I might as well have webs between my toes.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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If you're trying to get into the sports business, you really have to find a niche.
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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.
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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.
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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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We knew we could fail; we just didn't think we would.
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