Mark Parker Quotations

We're going to lose this nice little spot here.

Nike has always been more than a job for me. Like many Nike employees, I have a deep connection to the brand and our company.

Over the past 12 months, we've done an exhaustive review on future strategy and growth strategy, and I'm confident Nike Inc.'s strategy is the right one. We will get some wind in the sails and create some energy for this company.

We have challenges but challenges have always made us better and stronger.

We're very pleased with the performance of the Nike brand this quarter.

We've delivered consistent results, largely with the management team in place today.

We just don't want to live in any neighborhood.

The Air Max 360 is an innovation milestone for Nike and for runners. A dream more than 20 years in the making, Air Max 360 reflects Nike's product innovation commitment to create a full air cushioning system for runners. We've replaced foam with 360 degrees of Nike Air, creating the most cushioned Air Max running shoe ever and allowing runners to experience the feeling of running on air.

I really think we're confident that our Nike Inc. growth strategy is the right one.

I don't see a significant or radical change in our overall strategy as a company.

I love design, so it's important for me to have a creative outlet.

Connecting today is a dialogue.

I just really enjoy the process of working with other talented, creative people. There's great power in bringing diverse points of view together. It can be incredibly stimulating.

Sustainability at Nike means being laser-focused on evolving our business model to deliver profitable growth while leveraging the efficiencies of lean manufacturing, minimizing our environmental impact and using the tools available to us to bring about positive change across our entire supply chain.

Designers are by nature more inquisitive, more connected. They dig a little deeper in terms of insights. They turn those insights into innovation. That connection to the consumer is absolutely critical in driving innovation. It’s critical that design isn’t subjugated to the back room as a short order cook for marketing or for merchandising or sales. It has to be up front.

The digital and physical worlds are starting to come together more seamlessly - it's only the tip of the iceberg in terms of what's coming.

The role of design at a company is to allow you to recreate yourself, to allow your company to find a new way of success before the old way fails.

Be a sponge. Curiosity is life. Assumption is death. Look around.

The best innovation comes from inclusive work environments that foster diverse ideas, nurture people with diverse talent and backgrounds, and create strong relationships with diverse communities.

Whatever you fix your eyes on is what you will encourage; fix your eyes on Jesus.