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Almost every person of the world has heard the NIKE echo throughout sports. The name is in or on every stadium, arena, field, court, or atmosphere where athletic competition takes place. NIKE has altered athletics in almost everywhere possible. While it has had an amazing rise to fame, it has been the people who have made the rise possible.
The journey began with Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight. Bowerman a track and field star also a coach who wanted a shoe that was a combination of style and performance for his University of Oregon runners. The first hand shake between the two was first established in 1964, between the two. Knight was studying at Stanford for his MBA in business when, he was given a project to create a business plan and a foundation for the product that would be sold. He found he could have high quality products with low cost. Years later after graduating he traveled to Japan where he had interest in the Tiger shoe company. In order to have a chance to talk to the......

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