Mark Parker The psychology of performance in athletic footwear and apparel is very real. Most athletes do not say, ‘Just give me what works the best – I don’t care what it looks like.’ They’re very concerned with what it looks like and how it makes them feel. – Mark Parker Apparel Quotes Athletes Quotes Athletic Quotes Care Quotes Concerned Quotes Feel Quotes Footwear Quotes Performance Quotes Psychology Quotes Real Quotes There is always an underlying spirit of invention at Nike – we love to create something that has never before existed. And not just new for the sake of new – it has to be better. I love working with athletes. They’re all very demanding.
Laura Jane Grace I remember being really young – being 13 or 14 – when I first was really excited about punk rock as an idea, and I was like, ‘Don’t ever not be punk. Don’t ever not be punk.’ Telling that to myself, I guess it was like self-defense against the scary world around me. – Laura Jane Grace
Fred Ehrsam The Internet had a core innovation that made it valuable: The ability to disseminate data over a distributed network in a way that was significantly cheaper than the prior methods. – Fred Ehrsam
Dwyane Wade Wherever you go, things change you. I mean, obviously moving to Miami and becoming part of the NBA has given me a different perspective on style than I had when I lived in Chicago or Milwaukee. – Dwyane Wade
Alphonsus Liguori Nothing else is required than to act toward God, in the midst of your occupations, as you do, even when busy, toward those who love you and whom you love. – Alphonsus Liguori
Buster Douglas My mother ran the household. In grade school, I came home crying one day. She said, ‘What’s wrong?’ and I said, ‘This kid said he was going to jump on me.’ She grabbed me and slammed me on the floor. ‘If you don’t go out there and stand up for yourself, it’s going to be me and you.’ I didn’t want that to happen. – Buster Douglas
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