Phil Knight Made A Pair Of Nikes Just For Stephen

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  • The co-founder and chairman of Nike talks about the history of his sneakers and presents Stephen with his own Col-pair.
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  • @airgregone
    @airgregone 5 ปีที่แล้ว +394

    "Shoe Dog " is maybe one of my favorite books because it's not like you're reading a simple autobiography it's a masterpiece because every word have been chosen wisely and it's amazing to imagine a guy from Oregon can conquering the world with the idea to convert peoples to running. I'm proud to say I love Nike till' day one but when I read the book, I love Nike even bigger and the founder at the same time ^^;)

    • @brain7559
      @brain7559 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      he was not just a guy, he was a Stanford guy

    • @sund5
      @sund5 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its a great book. Am considering some stocks in the company, just because the story of Nike and their people is so lovely 😆👍👟

    • @LunaLuna-cz7er
      @LunaLuna-cz7er 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m guessing you don’t live in Indonesia.

    • @austin6794
      @austin6794 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Highly intelligent from the beginning... 1st move to Japan set the record straight. ​@@brain7559

  • @sukhkarmanwalia5980
    @sukhkarmanwalia5980 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    It's good to hear him after reading his book, Nike ✔️ is not just business it's the journey of a man facing all the hurdles. As he said "The cowards never started and the weak died along the way that leaves us."

    • @bobmiah
      @bobmiah 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/M5uYCWVfuPQ/w-d-xo.html and go to 15:41

  • @Iamtheyamyam
    @Iamtheyamyam 8 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Stephen seems genuinely excited as he looks for stuff on those shoes.

    • @Onlinesully
      @Onlinesully 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Piplup J
      Of course

  • @abderrahmanemebarki4194
    @abderrahmanemebarki4194 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I read the book and I respect this man for perseverance and hard work to make this company successful

  • @nealdesai8779
    @nealdesai8779 8 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    50% Michael Caine, 50% Steve Buscemi

    • @iont8172
      @iont8172 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      xD
      I totally see it!

    • @andrewdeen1
      @andrewdeen1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      wow!

    • @badegg7915
      @badegg7915 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      that's exactly what i thought

  • @anthonyvermeulen
    @anthonyvermeulen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Imagine the owner of Nike giving you your own custom pair

  • @muzamiln.panezai4547
    @muzamiln.panezai4547 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    pay Nisho first

  • @amsbeats841
    @amsbeats841 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Just read it for my entrepreneurship class. It's actually a pretty good book. I've heard the flack about this guy and Nike and it's interesting seeing things from his perspective.

  • @budhadityasanyal9097
    @budhadityasanyal9097 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That is one of the greatest gifts you could ever get !!!

  • @ranjan_v
    @ranjan_v 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The book is awesome, if you are on the fence just buy/borrow it.

  • @danumba1drumma
    @danumba1drumma 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What an awesome knowledgable guest!

  • @jaisonthomas2411
    @jaisonthomas2411 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Just finished reading shoe dog. It feels more like a novel than an autobio!

  • @tylerlewis3856
    @tylerlewis3856 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another throwback to the old show was "Truthiness," which was featured on the first segment of "The Word."

  • @moodyqueenqueen
    @moodyqueenqueen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That’s such a meaningful gift

  • @mpxz999
    @mpxz999 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Stephen has the coolest, most interesting guests! Now I want that book!

  • @Loganstonez
    @Loganstonez 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    lol at the salt shaker thing. Is it the same as the thing I heard from my great grandparents? To catch a bird you have to get close enough to sprinkle salt on its tail? I haven't thought about that in years.

  • @Crazmuss
    @Crazmuss 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Thanks for this 5 minutes long ad.

  • @johncaberton9378
    @johncaberton9378 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    We are the late show youtube watching master race

  • @user-gw6pv2ry5c
    @user-gw6pv2ry5c 8 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Made in Anywhere but first world countries

    • @prigglet1
      @prigglet1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Dank Meme Lord Actually, no: manufacturingmap.nikeinc.com/

    • @bonkekunene5910
      @bonkekunene5910 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      are these manufacturers open to other people who want to start their own brands?

    • @prigglet1
      @prigglet1 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      You probably need to contact the manufacturers directly to find out.

  • @Andrews2490
    @Andrews2490 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That's a really nice shoe design. I hope Stephen wears it.

  • @playbak
    @playbak 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    500 Nike shares at the current $60 = $30,000..where's he get the million figure???

    • @ja31110
      @ja31110 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Since it was founded, there have been several stock splits. 500 shares a few decades ago would be thousands of shares today

  • @mateosoytuque3649
    @mateosoytuque3649 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Yo vine por hollyradio, para escuchar la pronunciación de Nike.
    Bueno la recomendación era para ese profesor de la universidad que regaño a la chica.

  • @JabbaTheYutt
    @JabbaTheYutt 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    You always get the most interesting people to interview, keep it up Stephen!!

  • @JoBrew
    @JoBrew ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent book about an extraordinary man.

  • @artisttwo22
    @artisttwo22 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love and respect 🫡 Phil

  • @AizawlVlogs
    @AizawlVlogs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Me looking real close what pair of shoes he is wearing 😂

  • @redtyxxx4255
    @redtyxxx4255 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very humble ang simple man... Mr. Phil Knight

    • @CDN1975
      @CDN1975 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Please watch the documentary " Nike sweatshops behind the swoosh"I won't judge you yet as maybe you truly are unaware of how disgusting if a human being this man truly is these people due everyday and make ,$1.25 a day they are children as well as adults living in streets with sewers for ditches and have they management and goon security best people and kill people for talking out against the company they have barb wire surrounding the factory so they can escape. It's a work camp not good factory this man is literally a dollar 25 away from being Hitler. Truly disgusting and the documentary includes him in it refusing to talk about the sweatshops you should see the look on his face when the guy told him that's what he was there to talk about. A face that knows everything and has paid for it to be well hidden. If you care for human life you'll never say anything positive about this monster again I promise but if you have lost your soul and let the corporate kings brainwash you you will find a way to excuse him of his crimes against humanity and at that point please just stop and call Hitler a true gentleman Aswell because no human would see what this documentary shows and justify it it truly changed my looking Nike 100%

  • @CyrilSamuelRules
    @CyrilSamuelRules 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He was once the most hated boss in USA.

    • @Onlinesully
      @Onlinesully 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cyril
      didn't realize that

  • @MichaelEngeldinger
    @MichaelEngeldinger 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    is your glue environmentally friendly ?😊

  • @RayfilWong
    @RayfilWong 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I loved the book. Should Phil's GRIT + passion for running. - - Asian Food Nerd 🎯

  • @zz-jj9sc
    @zz-jj9sc 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Normally I dislike this form of advertisement but the interview was very smooth

  • @kickintheface007
    @kickintheface007 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    His memoir is great!

  • @loombaron
    @loombaron ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I started reading show dog and cant stop, amazing story

  • @sandeepn6577
    @sandeepn6577 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Surprisingly well written book!

  • @cashmoney2909
    @cashmoney2909 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    His eyes... So watery...

  • @Scixxy
    @Scixxy 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    And Jerri Blank!

  • @decoded777
    @decoded777 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I loved the book❤

  • @captainsparkle-fingers2744
    @captainsparkle-fingers2744 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How cool is that!! Custom Nikes👍👍

  • @pwatson7
    @pwatson7 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    He looks like an old Garfield.

  • @MrRedpaul84
    @MrRedpaul84 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Why don’t you ask him about the sweatshops in Indonesia?? People living in concrete boxes making 20 cents per hour?

  • @LeakCentral
    @LeakCentral 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    For all you guys talking about how bad the factories are, take a moment to read his book and you’ll know that the factories were in terrible condition and that they had to work on it very hardly to get the conditions up to standard. They tried to raise wages but the Tawain government stopped them because it was unbalancing the economy

  • @yallywoodpresents...7274
    @yallywoodpresents...7274 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Phil Knight paid Al Gore to get him a lower tax/tariff to import shoes from Japan about a year or so after he founded Nike, so he wouldn't be taxed at a rate where he could not compete with everybody else. It took a co-sponsor, but I don't remember - it was probably a Republican along with Gore that pushed the legislation through. That tax rate was applied only to Japanese shoe imports. From that point on, businesses knew that if they wanted to grow their companies quickly from oversees imports, they would have to bribe congressmen to get lower taxes. Before that he owed millions in back taxes. The reason we have a large debt both on imports and Government debt is largely because business people in the US followed Phil Knights strategy for gaining success. Nike has not really ever manufactured any of the products it sells - they are more a design and advertising firm by choice.Thought you should know who was ground zero for the economic problems we are facing today. Except for a waffle shoe pattern, the most revolutionary thing Phil Knight accomplished, was duping poor people into buying overpriced athletic shoes by hiring top athletes to become shoe salesmen. When I see Nike on anyone these days, I think poor person paid a fortune for $10 sneakers, and doesn't even know why. And I am always too polite to bring up what I think around Nike lovers, because no one likes to think that they are gullible and easily manipulated by advertising.What a change in attitudes between Democrats and Republicans. Democrats AND Republicans are now more tied into Wall Street than Main Street. It is surprising that an independent socialist from Vermont, Bernie Sanders and a capitalist millionaire out of New York and New Jersey, Donald Trump are more closely aligned to the needs, wants, and general feeling of the working class in America than the parties they represent.

    • @Bleublaze
      @Bleublaze 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Okay but he literally changed the world

    • @Bleublaze
      @Bleublaze 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yallywood Presents ... youre a bit

  • @ijustlikethiscrapokay
    @ijustlikethiscrapokay 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    the shoe design was super meaningful! i I hope he gets to wear it!

  • @mahatmagandhiful
    @mahatmagandhiful 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Was I the only one expecting him to hand over two nukes at first glance?

  • @SusanBaileyAmazingEstate
    @SusanBaileyAmazingEstate 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    There are sweet perks that come with the job of late night talk show host. I'm rethinking my career choice.

  • @eminence_Shadow
    @eminence_Shadow 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Now I feel a belonging to him... After reading the shoe dog

  • @matthewlouis358
    @matthewlouis358 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Custom shoe just for Stephen: Turns out to be the wrong size.

  • @laughlot
    @laughlot ปีที่แล้ว

    Air brought me here

  • @Fjarhultian
    @Fjarhultian 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He looks a lot like my neighbours twenty years ago.

  • @MichelLamblin
    @MichelLamblin 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    And Amy Sedaris, twice - No shout out for her!?

  • @motojc
    @motojc 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Reading and loving the book. But 500 shares of Nike today is worth 33,500$ (2.21.2018. 67.05$/share) WTF?!

  • @jjz3397
    @jjz3397 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    500 shares worth 1 million dollars? When Nike hits 2000 dollar a share?

  • @robertc5773
    @robertc5773 ปีที่แล้ว

    Presto most comfortable shoe ever

  • @kimchimonkey
    @kimchimonkey 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Shoulda brought Stephen Curry some shoes tho

  • @JeffreyGillespie
    @JeffreyGillespie 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Am I the only person who immediately checked to see what Nikes he was wearing?

  • @colindavis5250
    @colindavis5250 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the prestos

  • @stuliw272
    @stuliw272 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Praise slumlord Phil knight those Indonesians don't have it that bad if they skip a few meals a week and save diligently in a few years they might even have enough to buy a copy of his book

  • @ivankardum87
    @ivankardum87 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    500 shares and they are worth a million dollars, how?
    1 stock is now 124$, means she have 62.000$.
    Did I miss something?

  • @daochenwang9182
    @daochenwang9182 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    shoe dog one of best books ever read, finished in 3 days.

  • @MichaelEngeldinger
    @MichaelEngeldinger 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    did you raise the Nike workers pay to 30 dollars an hour yet ?😊

  • @primitifsound
    @primitifsound 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    respect

  • @marianaa6285
    @marianaa6285 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    just a million dollars for what she did?

  • @lidokork
    @lidokork 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Creater of nike - one of the greates shoe companies ever
    Wears hospital shoes on

  • @Kaputnik11
    @Kaputnik11 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good to see he is rich and most of his employees are dirt poor

  • @mysamosahead1917
    @mysamosahead1917 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Culture came on

  • @ryanguardalabene7849
    @ryanguardalabene7849 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Phil from Bend

  • @Juber777
    @Juber777 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really cool, yeah, really cool.

  • @andrewculbertson1338
    @andrewculbertson1338 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is that Steve bucemi?

  • @aarod5849
    @aarod5849 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    How did he not mention the slave labor at all?

  • @ryanharris284
    @ryanharris284 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    DIP?

  • @davidthejackal
    @davidthejackal 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those shoes are hot ..

  • @netaprefontaine4795
    @netaprefontaine4795 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That old shoe dog actually did well on this show. I always knew he had a sense of humor. I see he doesn’t use my brothers name anymore. That hurts my heart. Steve Prefontaine did more for that company than any other runner? Why would Phil do that? I am so disappointed in his not telling the real maker of Nike and the U of O. He brought more money to his business than anyone he had on his team. My brother better be recognized. I am disgusted. How dare he do that to my brothers memory. He gave his life to Bill Bowerman and Phil to make them billionaires. I am Steve Prefontaine’s sister and I know that! What does the public say about this?…

  • @cxa24
    @cxa24 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Escapes =/

  • @Kennysmelle
    @Kennysmelle 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    them chinese kids go above and beyond even research Colbert's history

  • @im.ae-ri
    @im.ae-ri 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Why his eyes so glassy? Is he high??

    • @saucybackport
      @saucybackport 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +aadv123 there are plenty of normal old people - he is definitely on some expensive semi-legal meds there

    • @billybowden311
      @billybowden311 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Ahda Arifa Ismail cataracts

    • @prod.bynil-oh7440
      @prod.bynil-oh7440 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      prbly lack of soul

  • @pseudotatsuya
    @pseudotatsuya 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    He stole shoes from Japanese Onitsuka.

  • @ColinLandberg
    @ColinLandberg 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    500 shares of nike is 28,000?

  • @BentNeatly
    @BentNeatly 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sell the shoes, donate the money to a charity that helps victims of child labor.
    Or wear them around......that's fine to....

  • @Detroit_Siggy.
    @Detroit_Siggy. 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    YUP..NIKE [NKE] SHAREHOLDER!

  • @stevekwan8232
    @stevekwan8232 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can't get on board who espouse equity and fairness tries to peddle 200 dollar sneakers to poor kids and turns a blind eye to human rights issues overseas to make a buck but jumps all over any issues in america

  • @ryanharris284
    @ryanharris284 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    PAM?

  • @luistineo9551
    @luistineo9551 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ya people be saying mad bullshit but....ya be buying the fucking shoe...wow

  • @Ben-rz9cf
    @Ben-rz9cf 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    bought a pair of leather nike sweets and they were the best pair of shoes i ever had. then i bought a pair of swede nikes to replace them and they were the worst shoes i ever had

  • @1421anoop
    @1421anoop 7 ปีที่แล้ว +514

    I am pretty sure some of the people who have posted negative comments on Phil have never read his book.

    • @carrisonli7644
      @carrisonli7644 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      I agree. Trolls typically don't read or do research. Critical development gets in the way of easy judgment.

    • @markstewart4501
      @markstewart4501 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Guaranteed, if you don't read the book, magic doesn't take away the sweat shops. Corporate Capitalism Cult followers will justify their God with any lie that will stick.

    • @JousefM
      @JousefM 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Currently reading his book, what a cool dude!

    • @harrisontillinghast417
      @harrisontillinghast417 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      His book is amazing 👍

    • @jessicaaaa3213
      @jessicaaaa3213 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      A book that's full of bias.

  • @mpxz999
    @mpxz999 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Stephen has the coolest, most interesting guests! Now I want that book!

  • @marccosta7376
    @marccosta7376 4 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    Imagine if this man changed his mind and abandoned the shoe idea and went into an accountant job spot. Huge impact on this live he has had.

    • @peopleeatingtastyanimals5208
      @peopleeatingtastyanimals5208 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Phil Knight was an accountant!…and used the money to fund Nike during the early days!

  • @Buffaloc
    @Buffaloc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    I worked for Nike for five years and my memories are seeing Mr. Knight eating alone in the cafeteria and running alone in the track that surrounded Nike headquarters. Usually a CEO will have a bunch of yes men following them around. I read the book and it was very good. I gave several copies of the book to my friends and they all thought it was great.

    • @gainonten4031
      @gainonten4031 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      it is indeed a great book. I loved it, one of my favourites

  • @ShadyShadok
    @ShadyShadok 8 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    He looks like the lovechild of Steve Buscemi and Stan Lee.

    • @ryanbeck8191
      @ryanbeck8191 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hahaha spot on

    • @HAWXPRIDE94
      @HAWXPRIDE94 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +ShadyShadok I was thinking Tim Curry and Stan Lee.

    • @alextrevelian
      @alextrevelian 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +ShadyShadok also known for their celebrity couple name, Leecemi

    • @sergeirachmaninov8186
      @sergeirachmaninov8186 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      ShadyShadok and the vocal chords of Tim Allen

    • @JeffreyGillespie
      @JeffreyGillespie 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      And yet strangely, women still throw themselves at him. I WONDER WHY.

  • @vandalistica
    @vandalistica 8 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    "It's great for you to have me on"

    • @sahanddilmaghani7340
      @sahanddilmaghani7340 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      love it, just as awkward as he says he is in the book.

    • @sund5
      @sund5 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha its quite funny. Yeah he mentions some times in the book! What a cool Guy! 😎👍👟

    • @dannewall9391
      @dannewall9391 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hahahahaha I love it

  • @elabaez
    @elabaez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Like si viniste por holly y el reclamo de la regañada a una alumna que dijo “naiki” y su profesor decía era “naik” 🙋🏻‍♀️

  • @zeyma1998
    @zeyma1998 8 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    The creator of Nike was on his show wow that's amazing

  • @Venom-bg8iq
    @Venom-bg8iq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    My Grandpa was a former CFO of nike from 1980 to 1986. Their offices were right next to each other’s and they quickly became friends. Phil Knight is an incredible guy and it’s amazing what he has accomplished and how many people he’s inspired.

    • @devin_leary
      @devin_leary ปีที่แล้ว

      Does he remember the $250,000 spent on Jordan? Curious about what he thought about that. Happened in 1984 so he would've been there.

  • @michaelhope8899
    @michaelhope8899 8 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    Can we take a moment to applaud the band? Brilliant music as always

    • @ChrisFarwell1
      @ChrisFarwell1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Michael Hope really cuz it never actually feels tied to this type of show. It sounds more like a New Orleans street corner

    • @johntatum1951
      @johntatum1951 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not a good brand.

    • @thecuriousboi
      @thecuriousboi ปีที่แล้ว

      @@johntatum1951 its number one shoe brand so stfu it is a good brand

  • @MikkaBoii
    @MikkaBoii 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Shoe dog was a really special book. It's written in a way you'd not expect and the story is like something out of a movie.

    • @benmou2755
      @benmou2755 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think they going to make a shedog movie one day

  • @sonesunny7632
    @sonesunny7632 7 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    That last sentence from Phil killed it.

  • @michael57603
    @michael57603 7 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I'm two thirds of the way through his autobiography and it's a riveting read! He writes well, just like you are having a conversation with him. As he mentions, he got his start importing shoes from Japan as these could be produced cheaper than in the US (at that time). As for all the comments about where the shoes are made now, I can only say that companies will locate work to where it's cheapest. Not only in the shoe business. And I think their obligations are to ensure a safe working environment for the workers and to contribute to those communities. If they were forced to hire local workers, their cost base would rise to an uncompetitive level and they might become financially unviable.

  • @JousefM
    @JousefM 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    What a down to earth guy he is, I love this man and his book!

    • @leonardtornow647
      @leonardtornow647 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      His book is amazing! 🙌🏻

    • @eidorian101
      @eidorian101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You love him for having his company make shoes in poor countries with kids making 50 cents an hour?

    • @ilikecookies6406
      @ilikecookies6406 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@eidorian101 if he isn't paying money to these poor people then these jobs would not be available..then these local communities will not support their families...sometimes you need to think of the bigger picture

    • @BLAZEREN101
      @BLAZEREN101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ilikecookies6406 that is the dumbest fucking shit I have ever read. They are using extortion because they live in poverty fcukhead.

    • @nunyabees4150
      @nunyabees4150 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ilikecookies6406 if he paid them a liveable wage they wouldn’t be begging for crumbs from a multimillionaire. It’s exploitation plain and simple. White slave owners used the same logic to justify slavery by saying that black people and native Americans couldn’t take care of themselves. Hiring kids isn’t humanitarian. Paying their parents a fair wage so the kids can go to school and have a better future so they can break the cycle is. Your way of thinking is what perpetuates economic disparity at a global level.

  • @bodhifyer
    @bodhifyer 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    that is a powerful man sitting in that chair and i aint talkin bout stephen

  • @susanb4816
    @susanb4816 8 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    phil knight didnt make those shoes any more than jefferson planted his tobacco

    • @suzawilo
      @suzawilo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +jmt12345ify Yeah,I think the children sewing the shoes applaud you😨

    • @valkyone
      @valkyone 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +jmt12345ify People like you would never understand the concept of being human.

    • @IblewuponyourfaceIII
      @IblewuponyourfaceIII 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Tinker Hatfield designed all of Nike great looking shoes

    • @yvesmassaad
      @yvesmassaad 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      he and Bowerman actually did the shoes.

  • @torenessa6931
    @torenessa6931 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    01:43 Notice how he pronounces it, NIKEY, not NYKE