Quotes from Jochen Zeitz

I'm trying to go beyond the traditional cliches of an African safari.

For a long time, companies ignored the fact that 80 percent of sporting goods are sold to the casual consumer.

If we look at pricing holistically, we'll create a more solid business.

We believe that African football is among the best in the world and very much characterized the Puma brand mentality, which is to win.

I can well imagine making acquisitions so long as these are complementary to Puma and move it forward.

Everything is interconnected. The moment you take philosophy, psychology, religion and business and look at the underlying commonalities, that's when you start looking at business in a different way.

I believe in metaphysics. I don't believe in God because I think that is a human simplification of the things we can't explain. But I believe in a greater universe.

When it came to the discussion about would Harley do an electric bike, I said, 'Absolutely - this is a no-brainer.' Let's define the sound of the future.

When I started at Puma, you had a restaurant that was a Puma restaurant, an Adidas restaurant, a bakery. The town was literally divided. If you were working for the wrong company, you wouldn't be served any food; you couldn't buy anything. So it was kind of an odd experience.

We allow people to be creative. We set a direction, we set the vision, we set the strategy, but within that framework, we allow our people to be as creative as they want to be.

It's shocking to think about how little the travel industry cares about sustainability - and it's the basis of their business!

I always wanted to be a medical doctor, and I never thought of business.

We need to engage rather than educate people.

We should bring in an environmental attitude, and I think luxury should automatically be about sustainability and quality.