I still remember my first pair of Nike Air high tops that were white with red and blue accents. Awesome shoes. Of course, I was not the only one who cared for them as they were stolen the same day I purchased them. I guess someone needed them more than I did. If you are somehow reading this, please buy a pair of Nike's and give them to someone in need.
For much of my life, I identified myself as an athlete.
And I wore Nike's.
I still remember being crestfallen when my college coach mailed me a pair of Converse shoes the team wore -- they were awful. Yes, back in the day at Cornell we wore these aweful, heavy Converse bricks. Almost enough to change schools....
This book is the story of of both Nike's journey and in a way, our nation's cultural journey as sports has risen to the level of religion.
Key take-aways:
Never Quit.
Believe in your product or get a new product to sell.
People that care about the mission are priceless and essential to scalable success.
It's easy to criticize from the outside (think overseas labor), but the truth is usually a bit more complicated.
I still remember my first pair of Nike Air high tops that were white with red and blue accents. Awesome shoes. Of course, I was not the only one who cared for them as they were stolen the same day I purchased them. I guess someone needed them more than I did. If you are somehow reading this, please buy a pair of Nike's and give them to someone in need.