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This Man Reinvented Nike, Seduced Adidas, and Helped Make PDX the Sports Gear Capital of the World | Portland Monthly
![Front Office Sports on Twitter: "Amazon's drama on Nike will release in theaters on April 5th — titled "AIR." The film follows Nike's pursuit of Michael Jordan in the 80s, starring: ▪️ Front Office Sports on Twitter: "Amazon's drama on Nike will release in theaters on April 5th — titled "AIR." The film follows Nike's pursuit of Michael Jordan in the 80s, starring: ▪️](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FnK7c9mXwAkmzuc.jpg)
Front Office Sports on Twitter: "Amazon's drama on Nike will release in theaters on April 5th — titled "AIR." The film follows Nike's pursuit of Michael Jordan in the 80s, starring: ▪️
![Nike founder Phil Knight reveals how 'unhealthy contempt' for Adidas inspired him | Daily Mail Online Nike founder Phil Knight reveals how 'unhealthy contempt' for Adidas inspired him | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/04/27/19/3397F49800000578-3561662-image-a-60_1461781977429.jpg)
Nike founder Phil Knight reveals how 'unhealthy contempt' for Adidas inspired him | Daily Mail Online
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Nike founder Phil Knight reveals how 'unhealthy contempt' for Adidas inspired him | Daily Mail Online
![Joe Pompliano on Twitter: "4) Nike's VP Rob Strasser and Peter Moore, the lead designer of the Air Jordan I & II, abruptly left Nike in 1987 to start their own footwear Joe Pompliano on Twitter: "4) Nike's VP Rob Strasser and Peter Moore, the lead designer of the Air Jordan I & II, abruptly left Nike in 1987 to start their own footwear](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FWcFSGrXwAA1n5G.jpg)
Joe Pompliano on Twitter: "4) Nike's VP Rob Strasser and Peter Moore, the lead designer of the Air Jordan I & II, abruptly left Nike in 1987 to start their own footwear
brendandunne on Twitter: "Peter Moore, who died in April, was Nike's first creative director, later creative director for Adidas, and designed a huge body of important work in the sneaker industry. Here
![Internal Memo from 1977 titled "Principles" by Rob Strasser, Nike's first head of marketing. : r/interestingasfuck Internal Memo from 1977 titled "Principles" by Rob Strasser, Nike's first head of marketing. : r/interestingasfuck](https://preview.redd.it/pihdknw6n9u91.jpg?auto=webp&s=671c5f0041ea06fcb359e0da16dd8365abf8b47f)
Internal Memo from 1977 titled "Principles" by Rob Strasser, Nike's first head of marketing. : r/interestingasfuck
![Joe Pompliano on Twitter: "4) Nike's VP Rob Strasser and Peter Moore, the lead designer of the Air Jordan I & II, abruptly left Nike in 1987 to start their own footwear Joe Pompliano on Twitter: "4) Nike's VP Rob Strasser and Peter Moore, the lead designer of the Air Jordan I & II, abruptly left Nike in 1987 to start their own footwear](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FWcENpFX0AAQMjl.jpg)
Joe Pompliano on Twitter: "4) Nike's VP Rob Strasser and Peter Moore, the lead designer of the Air Jordan I & II, abruptly left Nike in 1987 to start their own footwear
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This Man Reinvented Nike, Seduced Adidas, and Helped Make PDX the Sports Gear Capital of the World | Portland Monthly
![Nike founder Phil Knight reveals how 'unhealthy contempt' for Adidas inspired him | Daily Mail Online Nike founder Phil Knight reveals how 'unhealthy contempt' for Adidas inspired him | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/04/27/17/3396FC8700000578-3561662-image-a-43_1461774854737.jpg)