OriginsandFoundingofNike
Nikewasfoundedin1964byPhilKnightandBillBowermaninOregon,UnitedStates.Initially,thecompanywascalledBlueRibbonSportsandfocusedondistributingathleticshoesimportedfromJapan.Afterseveralyears,theybegandesigningandproducingtheirownshoes,withBowermanfamouslyalwaystryingtoinnovateshoedesignstoimproveathleteperformance.In1971,thecompanyofficiallychangeditsnametoNike,inspiredbythenameofthegoddessofvictoryinGreekmythology.