1. Heaven Awaits
One gets a history of basketball, the story of sneaker development, a bio of Michael Jordan, the saga of Nike's ascendancy, and a gee-whiz analysis of the new transnational economics and of American popular cultural imperialism abetted by fiber-optic cable TV. ... In the 1920s and early 1930s, all American athletic talent was channeled into professional baseball. ... The subsequent murder of Jordan's father and Jordan's brief abandonment of basketball for baseball, then Jordan's super-triumphant return regaining the NBA championship, make for a very dramatic, heartwarming t...
History Nike has one the most well known names and logos in the world. ... The company sells athletic shoes for just about every sport in existence, including baseball, volleyball, cheerleading, and wrestling. ... Her mystical presence symbolizes victorious encounters and presided over history's early battlefields. ... The shoe is now a Reebok Classic and is Reebok's best selling shoe of all time (Company History/reebok.com). ...
In their thirty-four year history, Nike has primarily been in the business of designing, developing, and marketing athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories. ... But, Nike produces footwear for use in the outdoors, tennis, golf, soccer, baseball, football, and various other sporting activities as well. ...