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.

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.

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.

When we changed from Tiger to Nike, we had to have a design for the shoe. And where do you go to? There's no 'dial 9-1-1' for design.

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

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.

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

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

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

If there's one thing, I've been pretty good at evaluating people.