Phil Knight

In college I’d read the analects of Confucius—The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones

Why is it always so hard to get started?

“The cowards never started,”

exactly what I wanted my life to be. Play.

it or not, life is a game. Whoever denies that truth, whoever simply refuses to play, gets left on the sidelines

It’s hard. It’s painful. It’s risky.

It’s hard. It’s painful. It’s risky. The rewards are few and far from guaranteed.

How can I leave my mark on the world, I thought, unless I get out there first and see it? Before running a big race, you always want to walk the track.

every now and then that chaos would burst forth.

See an open shot, take it