Businessman

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The trouble in America is not that we are making too many mistakes, but that we are making too few.

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

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.

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.

In running, the only equipment that really matters - at least the mentality was in those days - were the pair of shoes that you wore.

I do believe that international trade agreements benefit both nations, always.

I've said many times that I might as well have webs between my toes.

Obviously, the bulk of my Nike shares have been set up in a trust.

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.

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

There is no drama like the drama on the athletic field.

If you're trying to get into the sports business, you really have to find a niche.

No parent should have their child die before he or she does.

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