Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
Greatness Without Goals
joincolossus.comBut when it came to selling they were all business. Because they were inspired by what we were trying to do, and because they worked solely on commission (two dollars a pair), they were burning up the roads, hitting every high school and college track meet within a thousand-mile radius, and their extraordinary efforts were boosting our numbers even
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To them, it was a simple equation. Statistically, declining brands—like ours at the time—are risky bets. They assumed they could predict the future of our business with Excel sheets. What they failed to quantify was our heart and avarice and how underdogs favor harsh climates.
Bobby Hundreds • This Is Not a T-Shirt
that, I’d like to share the experience, the ups and downs, so that some young man or woman, somewhere, going through the same trials and ordeals, might be inspired or comforted. Or warned. Some young entrepreneur, maybe, some athlete or painter or novelist, might press on. It’s all the same drive. The same dream.