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brendandunne on Twitter: "Strasser was Nike's marketing director in the '80s—intense guy. His nickname was Rolling Thunder, but Moore called him Robby. When he died of a heart attack in 1993, Moore
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Nike founder Phil Knight reveals how 'unhealthy contempt' for Adidas inspired him | Daily Mail Online
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