Phil Knight Quotes

A lot of people say Michael Jordan and all of that. But Magic Johnson and my dad were my role models.

I'd see people being really successful, whether it was my teammates or big-name fighters like Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson, and I'd think, 'I want to be a legend like that.'

Cricket has become more popular, not me... When the game grows, those who've played it also 'grow.'

I want to be able to be looked back on and know that he was one of the greats in the game.

Beyonce is, like, the highest level. We all reach for that level.

You look more like a legend when you accomplish a lot at a young age.

It's great, just to even get mentioned in the category with the type of person like Dwyane Wade, one of the best NBA players in the league today. It's great, and that makes me work even that much harder to be better than him.

He made the game look easy. But being Michael Jordan, and all that came with it, that wasn't easy.

With Venus and Serena and their ascension - and you had a lot of kids that saw them and wanted to be like them - it's like any sport, any major athlete, like Michael Jordan in basketball: everybody wanted to be like Mike.

Obviously, I want to be an All-Star.

I guess, if it wasn't for Jordan, there would be no LeBron or Kobe who plays like that.

I love being an All-Star and continue to want to be an All-Star because that just shows you my talent and who I am. But I've always been a team player.

Hopefully, one day, I'll be up there with Michael Jordan.

I'm just very impressed with the way Jimmy Anderson goes about his business.

My ultimate goal is whenever I go on the court, I just want to be known as one of the better players.

Playing with Michael Jordan would be a great opportunity for me. I would have someone around I could learn a lot from. I look up to him as a player and as a person, and that would make me a better player and person.

I want to be one of those ones: a legend.

Nike has always been a business about excellence and achievement.

We need strong personalities and only one world champion to attract sponsors.

As a modern-day role model, I'd have to go for Tiger Woods. I'm also a massive Sachin Tendulkar fan.

Sometimes it's all about the win, sometimes it's about the skiing.

It's great to watch someone get the most out of what they can do, whether they're a beautiful performer or just a really gritty performer. It's something to behold.

Growing up, Michael Jordan was my Olympic hero.

Even as a kid, I never wanted to be famous; I wanted to be good.

Whether I played marbles, whether I played football or slam anything else, I wanted to excel.