“If you have market power like Nike, you can set terms that are much to...” — John Quelch Quote

“If you have market power like Nike, you can set terms that are much tougher because athletes value the endorsement of Nike - it means as much to them as it does to the company.”

“You certainly don't want to market the president as if he or she were a box of breakfast cereal.”

“Instant, soluble coffee has long been the unspeakable wasteland of the coffee business. Conventional wisdom would be that no premium brand should go near it. But Howard Schultz's vision from day one has been to bring quality coffee to the mass market.”

“I think part of the problem that the Republicans have is that the base has, in many cases, certain litmus test issues on which they are black and white on their thinking.”

“When times are good, there is budget available for increased research on secondary products or customers.”

“The opinions of a convenience sample... may not represent all users.”

“Today, people idolize athletes and celebrities - and yes, highly successful and visionary business people like Bill Gates or Steve Jobs, but not the innovators who perhaps have not seen such high-flying levels of success. Can anyone name the inventors of GPS, which has such a huge impact on our lives today?”

“Especially as pro athletes, at the highest level, what we put into our bodies plays a huge part in our performance.”

“I think we can be competitive on and off the field and create a model where our athletes are scholars and learners, too.”

“I think sometimes fans or people kind of get confused. They think these athletes or superstars aren't human, but they are.”

“I see other athletes who reached a dead end in their careers for lack of good education.”

“Most athletes won't push a sport forward unless they have the incentive to do so - let alone when the structures of a sport have been set up to actually incentivize them to hold back.”