Author: Phil Knight
The act itself becomes the destination. It's not just that there's no finish line; it's that you define the finish line. Whatever pleasures or gains you derive from the act of running, you must find them within. It's all in how you frame it, how you sell it to yourself.
Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run atleast twice as fast as that — Lewis Carroll
According to zen linear thinking is nothing but a delusion, one of the many that keep us unhappy. Reality is non-linear, Zen says. Not future, no past. All is now.
You cannot travel the path until you have become the path yourself
The Japanese believe climbing Fuji is a mystical experience, a ritual act of celebration, and I was overcome with a desire to climb it right then. I wanted to ascend into the clouds. I decided to wait, however. I would return when I had something to celebrate.
Michelangelo was miserable painting the Sistine Chapel, his masterpiece. His back and neck ached. Paint fell constantly into his hair and eyes. He couldn't wait to be finished, he told his friends. If even Michelangelo didn't like his work, I thought, what hope is there for the rest of us?
It wasn’t selling, it was my belief in running. People wanted some of my belief for themselves. Belief I decided, Belief is irresistible.
Lack of equity was a leading cause of failure.
Life is growth. You grow or you die.
Shoe dogs were people who devoted themselves wholly to the making, selling, buying or designing of shoes.
There are worst things than ambition.
Peace feeds on prosperity
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.