Phil Knight Quotes

Hope is the raw material of losers.

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.

Man is not made for defeat.

We have all lost before and we will win again.

I've been through the highs and lows. I know what it's like to taste defeat and it's not nice.

I lost my first mayor's race. I lost the primary. But we came back and won that. So I know you've got to play to win, but you can't be afraid to lose.

I have spoken words of hope. But only of hope. Hope is not victory.

What's the worst that can happen? If it doesn't do well I can put on my big girl panties, deal with it and move on.

My advice to young entrepreneurs is not to accept defeat in the face of odds, and challenge negative forces with hope, self-confidence and conviction.

I wasn't sure I'd ever win again. Every time I got close, somebody seemed to play a little better.

To fail is a natural consequence of trying, To succeed takes time and prolonged effort in the face of unfriendly odds. To think it will be any other way, no matter what you do, is to invite yourself to be hurt and to limit your enthusiasm for trying again.

A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.

If something's important enough, you should try. Even if you - the probable outcome is failure.

It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated... it is finished when it surrenders.

Losing hurts me. I was determined to be the best.

Yes, I'm a real fighter. But I often ended up empty-handed.

Keep courage. Whatever you do, do not feel sorry for yourself. You will win in a great age of opportunity.

Antwone's story was a story of hope and that's what appealed to me. I needed hope myself at that time. I think all actors give up at some time and think they're never going to make it.

It's always tough when you lose - you've worked so hard for that moment and it hasn't gone the way you wanted. But you have to realise there's always a bright side, you have to pick yourself up and get ready for the next game.

Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.

The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.

Pessimism never won any battle.

I love winners when they cry, losers when they try.

Failure doesn't kill you... it increases your desire to make something happen.

Don't give up because of the dark days. Succeed in spite of them. The dark days make the bright days seem even brighter. So bright you can hardly stand it.