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Just buy it: My trip to Nike headquarters

Posted by / November 15, 2010

Visiting Nike headquarters in Oregon is one of the things I love to do. Dare I say that I find it a very enchanting place? Here are some photos from a recent visit.

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First stop: Nike store. My shopping cart started like this.

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Have you heard the phrase “kid in a candy store”?

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Loading up on shoes. In total, I bought four pairs.

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At the checkout counter.

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How could I resist buying this for my son?

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Next stop: Tiger Woods Center for a speech.

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This is how lunch is served at Nike: on a basketball court!

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This is Joe Torre talking to the group.

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Me and Joe.

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Next stop was the advanced shoe-research area. This is a picture of Michael Jordan. It’s one continuous line that never overlaps.

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Office area.

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These guys have a mini factory to ensure that designs can be made on a large scale.

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If you want shoe laces, this is the place to come.

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There’s a Winnebago in the office as a tribute to the old days when Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight sold shoes out of one.

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This is the other side of the Winnebago—in other words, it’s part of a conference room now.

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The conference room table has a Winnebago read end under it.

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The space has a track to study the running motion.

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My buddy Tinker Hatfield. He runs (no pun intended) this research area.

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  • Anonymous

    I’ll change transmission to rear end. Good catch!

    Guy

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