Like it or not, life is a game. Whoever denies that truth, whoever simply refuses to play, gets left on the sidelines, and I didn’t want that.
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Other Phil Knight quotes:
Have faith in yourself, but also have faith in faith. Not faith as others define it. Faith as you define it. Faith as faith defines itself in your heart.
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Fight not to win, but to avoid losing. A surefire losing strategy.
I wanted what everyone wants. To be me, full-time.
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Business is no more about making money than the human body is about making blood. Yes you need to make the stuff, but only to serve your higher aims.
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The best way to reinforce your knowledge of a subject is to share it.
Somehow, in meeting after meeting, I held my tongue. Everything my banker said, I ultimately accepted. Then I'd do exactly as I pleased.
