Nike Quotes: Powerful Fuel for Fantastic Feats
Nike quotes may speak to modern ears, and the stunning visuals that accompany them in advertisements may cater to the most discerning of eyes, but the birth of these advertising and motivational gems is far from contemporary.
Nike Quotes, Born on the Fast Track
It was 1964, and not a single Nike quote had yet been born. But it wouldn't be long. A track star and his coach used their feet, and their lofty dreams, to beget a company, Blue Ribbon Sports, under which they secured flying lessons by selling Tiger shoes, a product of ASICS. A University of Oregon track athlete, Philip Knight, sold the shoes out of the trunk of his green Plymouth Valiant while his coach, Bill Bowerman, disemboweled their shoe inventory in search of a way to advance running shoe design.
Nike Quotes Embody a Spirit of Innovation
Quotes by Nike speak to athletes from all sectors, but beneath the public image lies a spirit of innovation. In an effort to create a light track shoe that would grip the University of Oregon's new urethane track surface, Bowerman, on a whim, poured urethane onto his wife's waffle iron on a Sunday morning. How fitting that his waffle sole, Nike's first signature product, should be born from a breakfast implement. That Sunday morning, the sun rose over Portland, but it also rose for Nike.
Nike Quotes for Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
In 1978, the Greek goddess of victory, Nike, lent her name to the once-tiny shoe company that would, in time, become the largest supplier of athletic apparel and shoes in the world. It wasn't until 1982 that Nike aired its first television advertisement. Until then, it relied only on print ads and "word of foot." In 1988, the most famous quote by Nike, "Just Do It," was named by Advertising Age as one of the top five taglines of the 1900s.
If you've ever wondered how the Nike quote, "Just Do It," came about, you need only look to the execution of Utah murderer Gary Gilmore in 1977. While in front of a firing squad of five, he was asked if he had a final statement. At 8:08 a.m. on January 17th, he uttered the words on which the most famous of Nike quotes would be based: "Let's do it."
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Your Top Ten Nike Quotes:
"All your life you are told the things you cannot do. All your life they will say you're not good enough or strong enough or talented enough; they will say you're the wrong height or the wrong weight or the wrong type to play this or be this or achieve this. THEY WILL TELL YOU NO, a thousand times no, until all the no's become meaningless. All your life they will tell you no, quite firmly and very quickly. AND YOU WILL TELL THEM YES." - Nike
"Everything you need is already inside. Just do it." - Nike
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"My better is better than your better." - Nike
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"The only one who can tell you 'you can't ' is you. And you don't have to listen." - Nike
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"There are clubs you can't belong to, neighborhoods you can't live in, schools you can't get into, but the roads are always open." - Nike
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"If you have a body your an athlete. (Bill Bowerman)" - Nike
"Just do it!" - Nike
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"Training is the opposite of hoping." - Nike
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