Faith in faith....................

      And those who urge entrepreneurs to never give up? Charlatans. Sometimes you have to give up. Sometimes knowing when to give up, when to try something else, is genius. Giving up doesn’t mean stopping. Don’t ever stop. 
      Luck plays a big role. Yes, I’d like to publicly acknowledge the power of luck. Athletes get lucky, poets get lucky, businesses get lucky. Hard work is critical, a good team is essential, brains and determination are invaluable, but luck may decide the outcome. Some people might not call it luck. They might call it Tao, or Logos, or Jñāna, or Dharma. Or Spirit. Or God.
      Put it this way.  The harder you work, the better your Tao.  And since no one has ever adequately defined Tao, I now try to go regularly to mass.  I would tell them:  Have faith in yourself, but also have faith in faith.  Not faith as others define it.  Faith as you define it.  Faith as faith defines itself in your heart.

-Phil Knight,  Shoe Dog:  A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE