Nike

Nike's HeritageNIKE, pronounced NI-KEY, is the winged goddess of victory according to Greek mythology. She sat at the side of Zeus, the ruler of the Olympic pantheon, in Olympus. A mystical presence, symbolizing victorious encounters, NIKE presided over history's earliest battlefields. A Greek would say, "When we go to battle and win, we say it is NIKE." Synonymous with honored conquest, NIKE is the twentieth century footwear...

Adidas

Adidas was founded by Adi Dassler, brother of Rudolf Dassler who founded Puma.Adi Dassler formed Adidas - a combination of his nickname, Adi, and the first three letter of his last name. The Adidas trademark is the three stripes registered in 1948 which means mid-foot stability. The 'trefoil' logo was introduced much later in 1972. The three leaves symbolized the Olympic Spirit, linking the three continental plates.This can...

Ronaldo

A most talented and powerful forward striker Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Lima known as Ronaldo was born on 22nd September 1976 at Bento Ribeiro in Brazil. Ronaldo is a Brazilian footballer who is widely considered to be one of the best strikers of all time. He earned the nickname of fenomeno. At the age of 14, Ronaldo joined the Brazil youth team and also signed for Cruzeiro Esporte Club by Jairzinho. In 1993, sixteen years old Ronaldo...

ronaldinho

Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born March 21, 1980 in Porto Alegre, Brazil) is a footballer more commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho. Ronaldinho is Portuguese for Little Ronaldo, and the nickname was given to distinguish the then rising star from fellow Brazilian superstar footballer Ronaldo, who was playing for the Italian club F.C. Internazionale at the time. Gaúcho is the nickname for people from the Brazilian player's Rio Grande...