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Saturday, July 5, 2008

Nike and Adidas Unveil Olympic Kicks







Nike and Adidas are going for the gold in making sure its athletes have the right shoe to compliment their chosen sport. Nike has unveiled 28 styles of shoes for all 28 Official Olympic sports, Adidas created 27, they scraped the equestrian shoe. Most are redesigns from past Olympics. Hey, maybe Gilbert Arenas inspired something with his 20 colorway idea. Does anyone know how many actually happened?

Both companies look at China as an important growth market and are looking to dominate the billion feet that are up for grabs. They see this year's Olympics as a way to accomplish that goal.

Venus Williams wins fifth Wimbledon title


Venus won this morning earning her seventh Grand Slam championship and fifth Wimbledon title.
This was Venus' first Grand Slam win over her sister since the 2001 U.S. Open. This was the third time the two were matched up in a Wimbledon title with Serena leading now 2-1.
Might I add how difficult it was to watch this match having to hear the commentators compare Venus' athletic ability to condors and horses. Why must black people always be compared to animals? There are enough words in the English language to describe greatness. That really gets on my nerves. I really hate when Black male athletes with tremendous ability are always referred to as beasts. Lebron James is a beast, and so on. I know its slang, but if we want to do with the n-word, we need to do away with even more derogatory slang that is degrading as well like dog, beasts, and anything else that we are not.
I really hate watching tennis because I swear everytime Venus and Serena plays its like watching the Haters Ball. These people really hate that these women have more going on outside of the game and can still come in and win championships and make it look easy. I never hear the same negativity during other games especially in relation to endorsements and business ventures. Saying a player should stick to just their sport, when they're excelling in both arenas, is just hatin at its worst.