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I am just happy to be part of the Nike family. -- LeBron James
When Nike says, just do it, that's a message of empowerment. Why aren't the rest of us speaking to young people in a voice of inspiration? -- Naomi Klein
We wanted Nike to be the world's best sports and fitness company. Once you say that, you have a focus. You don't end up making wing tips or sponsoring the next Rolling Stones world tour. -- Phil Knight
Slumdog' was my first movie, and I had never been to India before - I was just a teenager in the U.K. with my headphones and my Nike shoes. What did I know about growing up in a slum? -- Dev Patel
I've always been a Nike person. -- Wale
Beatle's wrote the Nike song and called it macaroni. -- Sheryl Crow
Not obsessed with particularly Nike, but sneakers in general. I love them. -- Idris Elba
Nike is a marketing-oriented company, and the product is our most important marketing tool -- Phil Knight
I made publicity contracts with Nike, several broadcasting companies and airline companies within Australia. -- Cathy Freeman
Nike store won't accept my Starbucks card as payment. Come on guys, just do it. -- Dov Davidoff
Nike doesn't want to make products for everyone - they want to make products for champions. -- Simon Sinek
I'm merely a fan of fashion from high end to streetwear, from Nike to Comme des Garcons. -- Tinie Tempah
The only one who can tell you "You can't" is you. And you don't have to listen.-Nike -- Dean Karnazes
I'll leave you with one that I have hanging on my office wall, compliments of Nike: Impossible is nothing. -- Muhammad Ali
Any style that Nike makes in all black, shoe, sweatshirt, onesie, doesn't matter, I pretty much need to have. -- Alexander Wang
I understand that if you're a kid in Indonesia, you need to smoke because you just got off work at the Nike factory. -- Chelsea Handler
I work in both very strict conditions and very loose, more open-minded conditions in advertising, and Nike is by far the most open-minded of all. -- Casey Neistat
If we are not committed to saving this earth we will be buying designer air filters and gas masks with little Nike swishes on them. -- Assata Shakur
Nike is the uniform for kids all over the world, and African design has been killed by Nike. Africans no longer want to wear their own designs. -- M.I.A.
Beyonce was just always full-out. She's like a beast. So you learn that no matter how you feel, just do it. Just like Nike: 'Just Do It.' -- Heather Morris
I always wear a pair of colored jeans and fun boots. I have a really cute pair of stars-and-stripes Converse, and I love wearing all my bright Nike shoes. -- Gracie Gold
A core part of the global market is what might be called the 'Nike Economy' - footloose companies that play countries against one another while seeking subcontractors with the lowest wages and cheapest conditions. -- John J. Sweeney
Storytelling is the game. It's what we all do. It's why Nike is Nike, it's why Apple is Apple, it's why Walt Disney built Disney World and it's why Vince McMahon makes a billion dollars. -- Gary Vaynerchuk
Companies like Nike already use Graffiti as a standard variety in their marketing campaigns and the first people who read Naomi Klein's 'No Logo' were marketing gurus who wanted to know what they shouldn't do. -- Johannes Grenzfurthner
Good ideas are like Nike sports shoes. They may facilitate success for an athlete who possesses them, but on their own they are nothing but an overpriced pair of sneakers. Sports shoes don't win races. Athletes do. -- Felix Dennis
When "Search and Destroy" by the Stooges came on as a Nike shoe commercial, I got physically sick. That song meant the world to me, and I didn't feel this was the way it ought to be used. -- Jello Biafra
In the 'Nike Economy,' there are no standards, no borders and no rules. Clearly, the global economy isn't working for workers in China and Indonesia and Burma any more than it is for workers here in the United States. -- John Sweeney
In the 'Nike Economy,' there are no standards, no borders and no rules. Clearly, the global economy isn't working for workers in China and Indonesia and Burma any more than it is for workers here in the United States. -- John Sweeney
I observed the way Dee and Deron played at the Nike Camp [in Indianapolis]. They share the ball well; I mean, they average about 13 points apiece and they could both score 20 -- they do what they have to do to help the team. -- Nate Robinson
My Nike Free sneakers add a splash of color and slide on fast, perfect for when I'm rushing to catch the school bus. And my favorite cargos are skinny but stretchy, so I can go up or down a few pounds and they still fit! -- Jessica Seinfeld
Nike used to be known as Blue Ribbon Sports. What's now Sara Lee used to be Consolidated Foods. And Exxon was once Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. These were name changes that worked. But for all the ones that do, there are 10 or 20 that don't. -- James Surowiecki
Cole Haan is like high fashion Nike, so you feel like you're wearing Nike shoes, but you're wearing heels. Every time I'm on a red carpet, I always either wear Cole Haan or Stuart Weitzman. You end up having to walk around all night in these heels and you want to be comfortable and not look like you're in pain. It definitely shows in pictures. -- Nina Dobrev
A gust of wind went Nike across the flat landscape -- J.R. Ward
Nike has always been a business about excellence and achievement. -- Andrew Young
It was a lot of fun doing the Nike commercials, too. -- Jason Mewes
Beginning in 1978, Nike paid coaches to put their shoes on the team. -- Sonny Vaccaro
I love Nike's running shoes and clothes because they feel as light as a feather. -- Katia Winter
When I'm living in L.A., I'm mainly a jeans, vintage T-shirt and Nike high-tops guy. -- Jamie Bamber
Sure, they are the future of our world. Nike and Reebok need more factory workers every day. -- Zach Braff
If you ask people in the US what logos they like and recognise, they'll name Target or Nike. -- Michael Bierut
I love my Nike Air Max trainers. They're big and bulky and spanking - I can't be doing with grubby trainers. -- Michael Socha
Blaming the running injury epidemic on big, bad Nike seems too easy - but that's okay, because it's largely their fault. -- Christopher McDougall
On the seemingly one-sided relationship between Michael Jordan and his shoe sponsors Nike- The company should change its name to Mike. -- Alvin Robertson
Nike actually has a pair of shoes called Air-Turbulence. Try getting past airline security wearing those. Might as well call them Air-Osama. -- Jay Leno
You can go on Nike's website and choose exactly what fabrics and colours and shapes you want your sneakers to come in. -- Spike Jonze
I have a Greek-American friend who named her daughter "Nike" and is often asked why she chose to name her offspring after a sneaker. -- Rebecca Goldstein
In terms of my work with Nike, obviously signing Michael Jordan to a $500,000 contract in 1984 set a new precedent for the business side of the game. -- Sonny Vaccaro
Removing Christian evangelism from the African equation may leave the continent at the mercy of a malign fusion of Nike, the witch doctor, the mobile phone and the machete. -- Matthew Parris
Nike told me, 'We can't give you royalties because you're not a professional athlete.' I told them 'I'll go to the Garden and play one-on-no-one.' I'm a performance athlete! -- Kanye West
About the Sauconys, there are a lot of sneakers that are not as marketed as heavily as like Nike but those silhouettes are still fresh. I'll always go to a Saucony. -- Pusha T
This is why I decided to work with Nike, too, because it is even more mass-market than Givenchy and could make entry-price shoes and make people dream to be part of the journey. -- Riccardo Tisci
Now we understand that the most important thing we do is market the product. We've come around to saying that Nike is a marketing-oriented company, and the product is our most important marketing tool. -- Phil Knight
Having a size 9 foot is fantastic because almost all of the shoe companies do their prototyping in size 9, so if you visit a place like Nike headquarters, you can try every sort of wacky, out-there model. -- Tim Ferriss
Having a size 9 foot is fantastic because almost all of the shoe companies do their prototyping in size 9, so if you visit a place like Nike headquarters, you can try every sort of wacky, out-there model. -- Tim Ferriss
I need to have proper equipment when I work out, and the Nike Frees are light, comfortable, and great for training. I also usually bring a short-sleeve or long-sleeve compression shirt and a pair of shorts. -- Sam Bradford
When I read the 'Ugly Betty' pilot, I thought, 'Oh, this part's funny.' I said to my husband, 'I'm going to get it!' But based on what? All my exquisite comedic work in a Nike commercial? -- Becki Newton
A friend told me about a Nike competition, where they give you one minute to do tricks with a basketball. I wasn't going to go, but they were giving away free sneakers. I ended up coming in second place. -- Ramon Rodriguez
Faced with the almost inescapable conclusion that it had been selling lemons, Nike shifted into make-lemonade mode. Jeff Pisciotta became head of a top-secret and seemingly impossible project: finding a way to make a buck off a naked foot. -- Christopher McDougall
After the NBA and ABA merged, players could come out after high school. Still, there were only a few cases prior to Kevin Garnett coming out in 1995, so Nike and the other companies were only involved in the college game. -- Sonny Vaccaro
When fascism comes to America, it will not be in brown and black shirts. It will not be with jack-boots. It will be Nike sneakers and Smiley shirts. Germany lost the Second World War. Fascism won it. Believe me, my friend. -- George Carlin
She doesn't even know how to kill things properlike? What kind of girl have you given me to, goddess? Vic protested, fixing his eye on Nike once more.Nike let out a laugh Vic is a little bloodthirsty. You'll get used to it. -- Jennifer Estep
Sustainability at Nike means being laser-focused on evolving our business model to deliver profitable growth while leveraging the efficiencies of lean manufacturing, minimizing our environmental impact and using the tools available to us to bring about positive change across our entire supply chain. -- Mark Parker
She doesn't even know how to kill things properlike? What kind of girl have you given me to, goddess?" Vic protested, fixing his eye on Nike once more. Nike let out a laugh. " Vic is a little bloodthirsty. You'll get used to it. -- Jennifer Estep
My Nike Free sneakers add a splash of color and slide on fast, perfect for when Im rushing to catch the school bus. And my favorite cargos are skinny but stretchy, so I can go up or down a few pounds and they still fit! -- Jessica Seinfeld
We make decisions every day about what we're going to eat. And some people want to buy Nike shoes - two pairs, and other people want to eat Bronx grapes and nourish themselves. I pay a little extra, but this is what I want to do. -- Alice Waters
Dim them lights get it in pimp tight do wat i do i lace up my own nikes. -- Kid Cudi
Where I'm from, life's a gamble, grab the dice/'Fore I leave, pray to God, then I grab my Nikes -- Fashawn
You can be afraid to voice your opinions but you just fight through it. It's like NIKE okay you just do it. -- Adrienne Bailon
NIKE is focused on elevating and accelerating innovation in our products, services and our digital ecosystem. This requires progressive and agile technology solutions that keep pace with our growth, which is what Juniper's solutions offer. -- Anthony Watson
I remember when you could always rely on those little street kids to pop a few people for the latest Nikes," Vice-President John said. "Now people get mugged for Reeboks, for Adidas - for generics, for Christ's sake. -- Max Barry
I think people still have a need for miracles. Science keeps telling them there's no life on Mars, there's no God, nothing's trailing Hale-Bopp, those people are just dead in their Nikes. But they want to believe in something. -- David Duchovny
Being a die-hard Knicks fan, I remember hunting down these orange-and-blue Nikes that they only released in England. And I used to hunt for sneakers when I DJ'd in Japan. But then Nike flooded the market with a head-spinning array of color combinations and it just didn't seem cool anymore. -- Mark Ronson
IBM has research and development; so do Microsoft and Nike and even Jose Andres. But there hasn't been enough R&D on feeding people in the Third World. This has to be part of the process; if not, we'll keep throwing money at the problem instead of investing in true solutions. -- Jose Andres Puerta
When 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' premiered on the WB Network in 1996, American culture was in trouble. Americans were bowling alone, pursuing individual interests to the detriment of the communal good. Business leaders were celebrating creativity and neglecting discipline. Nike's 'Just do it' ads were teaching young people to break the rules. -- Virginia Postrel
Perhaps the most powerful lesson other brands can learn from Nike is the need to act in accordance with the reality of the world we live in. In a mutually dependant, intimately connected global community facing several major crises, brands need to operate with an expanded definition of self-interest that includes the greater good. -- Simon Mainwaring
I find my dress sense tends to be a bit of a mixture between high fashion and unique vintage pieces with a little bit of street trends. For example, I might find a really nice, suede dinner jacket that I'd wear with a basic plain white shirt and some chinos and a pair of Nike trainers. -- Tinie Tempah
Part of an icon's power comes from its indivisibility. The swoosh cannot be further deconstructed into its component parts. Just as golden arches mean McDonald's, and the little red tab means Levi's, the swoosh is Nike. The product is its icon, inseparably and without exception. To buy a pair of Nike shoes is to buy the Nike swoosh. -- Douglas Rushkoff
Marathon running, like golf, is a game for players, not winners. That is why Callaway sells golf clubs and Nike sells running shoes. But running is unique in that the world's best racers are on the same course, at the same time, as amateurs, who have as much chance of winning as your average weekend warrior would scoring a touchdown in the NFL. -- Hunter S. Thompson

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