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.

Play by the rules, but be ferocious.

It's alright to be Goliath but always act like David.

Dream audaciously. Have the courage to fail forward. Act with urgency.

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

Dare to take chances, lest you leave your talent buried in the ground.

Make history or be a part of it.

Meeting sports athletes that are the best in the world is a thrill to this day.

Nike is a marketing-oriented company, and the product is our most important marketing tool.

We used to think that everything started in the lab. Now we realize that everything spins off the consumer.

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

You don’t’ have to fear. You only need to have faith.

There is nothing new under the sun but that of the Son. Man's rebellion against God has always been because he would rather fall in pride than rise in humility.

Celebrate your successes. Find some humor in your failures.

Safety lies in silence. It is easier to rectify what you miss by silence, than to secure what you lose by speaking.

In my experience, it tends to be a real reflection of someone's intelligence, confidence and sensitivity when they can just be real.

Unless you frame yourself, others will frame you — the media, your enemies, your competitors, your well-meaning friends.

This is the basis for the joy of love when there is joy; we feel that our existence is justified.

Larry Lintz steals second standing up. He slid, but he didn't have to.

Whatever trips you make, you must still have nature in your eye.

Never build a dungeon you wouldn't be happy to spend the night in yourself. The world would be a happier place if more people remembered that.