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This is the fifth and final installment of the Nike 50 Things You Didn't Know. 50 facts for just over 50 years of the iconic brand. Check out the last ten of our Nike facts below. Number Ten: Nike Quickly Became the Leader in Footwear Industry - But Then Lost Its Spot at the Top. In the mid-1980s, Nike lost its position as the leader in athletic footwear industry. But soon came Michael Jordan, and the brand has never looked back. Number Nine: There Was Once a Carolina Panthers T-Shirt Featured…

Endorsement Contracts Between Sports Stars and Product Manufacturers INTRODUCTION- The relationship between sports celebrities and product manufacturers in terms of endorsements has undergone a heavy transformation in the last one and a half decade. In recent times, the endorsement by sports celebrities has emerged as one of the most successful marketing communication tools that can help, both, the athlete and the agent who earn a large amount of income. The statistic given below shows the…

Description of the Company Blue Orb Inc is headquartered out of Maitland, Florida. Blue Orb Inc bring the world a new product, the OrbiTouch Keyless Keyboard. The small private company created by Dr. Peter McAlindon started in 1997. Dr. McAlindon developed the technology for OrbiTouch as an industrial engineering doctoral student at the University of Central Florida (1994). After experiencing repetitive stress injuries in his hands due to typing he researched and designed a keyboard that…

Headline: THE AFRICAN ARMANI Subhead: FASHION GURU DAVID TLALE STEERS HIS SPLENDID BRAND INTO THE GLOBAL SCALE Pull-out quotes: Body: Giving up on internal auditing, one of the highest paying careers, to study fashion could have been a futile pursuit of happiness, but the decision paid off for fashion designer and style influencer David Tlale when he launched his own label 16 years ago, and has to date reached a global presence. Tlale chats to Fast Company South Africa about his journey…

Sneakers! Lebrons, Kobes, Kyries, and best of all JORDANS! Sneakers are popular because of many reasons some are, sneakerheads, Chuck Taylor, and the history behind the sneakers. People love sneakers, they use them for a variety of things like sports, walking, and fancy occasions. In addition, sneaker heads are freaks about shoes. Sneaker heads will do anything for shoes,they will shop online for them, go to shoes when shoes are first released, and go to conventions to sell and buy shoes.…

I chose the book Heart Over Height for this quarter’s book report. This book was written by Nate Robinson with the help of Jon Finkel. Nate Robinson was a player in the National Basketball Association. He played and currently plays the position of point guard. Nate Robinson is short in stature according to basketball standards. He is five feet nine inches tall. He was the National Basketball Association’s first three-time slam dunk champion. I chose to read this book, because it is an…

The Kettlebell Swing The kettlebell has seen increased popularity in recent years. 108 A kettlebell is a cast-iron weight shaped like a ball with a handle which ranges from 4 kilograms (kg) and upwards to over 40kg. Clinically, the kettlebell is used for strength training, dynamic flexibility and power training. 109 The double handed KBS is one of the foundational and most utilised exercises and forms the technical foundation to most other kettlebell exercises. 110 The aim of the KBS is to…

The emergence of sneaker culture had been influence by sports world where the sneaker companies had produced sneakers for the athletes to wear. (Chan, 2013). It is a stepping stone for the sneaker companies to create such revolutionary sneakers which had made it a global phenomenon nowadays. The sneaker culture had been unknowingly created by the sneaker enthusiasts or sneaker fanatics where it began as a subculture and later emerged as a global culture. (Cunningham, 2008: 1). The word ‘culture’…

Nowadays, when people talk about David Beckham, they not only talk about his sports glory, but also regard him as a successful global celebrity. According to Harris and Clayton (2007), David Beckham is one of the most important and symbolic athletes of the (post) modern times without any doubt. “He transcends boundaries in a way that few (if any) other English athletes have ever done and (together with his wife) has become a truly global brand” (p.219). Though many athletes like basketball…

Hunter Labrada: Best Bodybuilder from Age Hunter Labrada: Best Bodybuilder from Age Hunter Labrada: Best Bodybuilder from Age The upcoming rival hunter Labrada tells the story of the progress from the shrimp to the championship. Look at his profile video and then try his favorite exercise overall shoulder to grow! I follow the most typical route that you most likely call it fitness. No, I'm not saying to have an elite bodybuilder for a dad, though it's right for me. I'm talking about becoming…