Nike is one of the leading brands for sportswear, Trainers and sport shoes. They are based in the United States, and generate revenue in excess of $18.6 billion for their athletic shoes and sports equipment. Not bad for selling shoes and a few basketballs here and there! So how did they begin? In 1964 the company was first founded by Bill Bowerman and Philip Knight and was originally called Blue Ribbon Sports, it was later on in 1978 that they changed the name to Nike. The name Nike comes from the Greek goddess Íßêç meaning victory. Nike promotes individual brand names for their products including Nike Golf, Nike Skateboarding, Air Jordan (for basketball), Converse which are Casual fashion trainers, Umbro which is usually for football Boots and sport shoes, and so on. Nike has the famous tag line ‘Just Do It’ and the swoosh logo which is recognized all over the world.

Nike Shoes Options

As you may imagine there are thousands upon thousands of choices of Nike sport shoes. In many Nike stores and on the Nike website they split the shoe category up into sub categories of the sport, and so you can pick from football, running, sportswear, basketball, women’s, golf, and so on. Within each of these sport category you have different variations of the sport shoe.

Lets look at Nike football shoes for example, to name a few, you have a choice of the Total 90 Laser II sport shoe with shotshield technology which helps your passing pinpoint and your shooting deadly, and the Mercurial Vapor V, weighing in at an ultra-light 230g, its advanced technology is designed to help you skin past any backline, and the Nikes Zoom FS has ultra-flexible inner soles to help you keep the ball glued to your foot.

Air Jordan sport shoes really make you fly. Air Jordan 5 Retro men's shoe brings back the translucent sole in unstoppable MJ style with full-grain leather and Durabuk upper and breathable moulded TPU and mesh quarter panels. Or you have the option of the Nike Zoom FlightClub men's basketball shoe, sounds just the ticket, this is the signature style sport shoe is inspired by the all-star point guard, Tony Parker.

Sport shoes are very important for the sport you are playing whether its football, or basketball, or golf, be smart and get the right sport shoes.

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