The thing that I'm going to focus on today is essentially the cloud that has been over Nike's head over the last couple years, |
The transition from a CEO founder to a new manager is a very, very difficult one. |
They have done great things within what you would call established American sports. Freddy has the potential to bring soccer almost for the first time into the public's consciousness. Soccer in the United States isn't really part of the culture. What it needs, I think, is a superhero, and he clearly could be it. Now, that's putting a lot of pressure on him, but the kid's got all the potential to do that. |
Ultimately, we wanted Nike to be the world's best sports and fitness company. Once you say that, you have a focus. You don't end up making wing tips or sponsoring the next Rolling Stones world tour. |
We are committed to improving working conditions for the 500,000 people who make our products, |
We could see that he was a charismatic guy who jumps over the moon and is very competitive, but nobody could have predicted what he would become to our culture. |
We're not in the fashion business, as the Wall Street Journal wrote the other day. We're in the sports business, and there's a big difference." |
why does a 67-year-old guy who got his start running an athletic shoe company… think he can enter a field famous for gobbling up fortunes? |
You can't explain much in 60 seconds, but when you show Michael Jordan, you don't have to. It's that simple. |