Bill James

A small shoe company made by Bill Bowerman in 1966, but then renamed in 1978 has quickly transformed into one of the biggest American icons. Starting with just twelve hundred dollars in the bank, Nike has become an icon of not only America but of the shoe and clothing industries worldwide. When I think of buying equipment for any sport I immediately think of Nike and I believe that is what most people have come to their minds as well. Nike is popular everywhere and the highest of athletes as…

one that captured you, or your parents hearts as kids growing up. Who is really the best? Michael Jordan is absolutely, without a doubt the greatest basketball player ever. What makes Michael the best from the other greats like, Hakeem Olajuwon, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and Elgin Baylor? Many things separate him from the others, not just his scoring, and dunking abilities. Regular season stats are what put you in the running for MVP awards, and All Star Game selections.…

Why was everybody so fascinated with the O.J. Simpson trial? When we hear the name Orenthal James Simpson we don’t think of his Heisman trophy or his first overall pick in the NFL Draft. We think about the trial of the century, the double murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. The O.J. case was one of the first cases nationally televised; being televised people got to see what happened and therefore, started the fascination with the case. But what made it so fascinating? Was it…

social, economic, and cultural influences on Orenthal James Simpson which affected his lifetime achievements. Orenthal James Simpson was born July 9, 1947, in San Francisco, California to a poor family. O.J. was a friendly young boy infatuated with the sport of football. (Pellowski 13-14) He went to the University of Southern California as a half-back. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1968 as a USC Trojan. (Biography.com) He played for the Buffalo Bills in 1969 and finished his career with the…

For thousands of couples across the United States, the ability for them to be married to their significant other is made impossible due to laws that prevent it because of their sexual orientation. These legitimate couples, many of whom have been together for years, are prevented from having their relationships be recognized by law as valid, and facing discrimination in other forms from others. While the trend lately has undoubtedly been shifting in favor of gay marriage, with over half of the…

next day I went to practice and we were running sprints and I beat every one. After practice I walk over to coach and he asked me when did you become so fast. I said that I was in the gym every day benching and doing squats. Coach said good for you. Bill the team's quarterback finds out that I am taking steroids and he tells coach. The next day I was called down to the office and I see coach and three police officers there. I get so nervous that my arms are shaking really bad. The cops ask me…

years in American history, but at least frail, sickly, and old Hillary’s recent collapse helped restore America’s faith in the power of love. The moment Bill heard that she was sick he rushed to his woman’s bedside. And then, as soon as he was finished, he picked up the phone and called Chelsea’s apartment to see how Hillary was doing. Where was Bill in all this anyway? Even if some media hack had suffered an unexpected bout of Sudden Onset Curiosity and asked, who cares what Team Hillary’s…

The 2001 AUMF is rather unique being only 60 words with no time limit, no outlined geography, no named operations or named enemy (Bill French and John Bradshaw, National Security Network website). This was the first of its kind but then again America was (and still is) facing a nameless enemy who has few limits. The new enemy is not like ones we have dealt with in the past since…

See, it might be hard to believe, today, but when Bill Clinton first entered the national spotlight way back in 1992, he was something of an anomaly. Nobody had really seen a guy like that run for president since Kennedy, and this was the height of Baby Boomer optimism. Bill was the first presidential contender from that generation. I mean, fuck, he even had a picture of himself shaking Kennedy’s fucking hand.…

Bill Bowerman had been a Track and Field coach at the University of Oregon for 24 years. He trained 31 Olympic athletes, 52 All-Americans, 12 American record holders, and attained 4 NCAA titles. During this time he was continuously looking to enhance the performance of his athletes through improving their footwear. Phil Knight was a former middle distance runner under Coach Bowerman. After completing his Stanford MBA, Knight was interested in manufacturing shoes in Japan and selling them in…