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Nike got it's name from one of it's founder's friends. Nike comes from a Greek winged goddess named Victory. I'm Di'onna Tucker a 12yr old from Harvey IL. you shouldn't under estimate the mind of a little person.

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NIKE, pronounced NI-KEY, is the winged goddess of victory according to Greek mythology. http://xroads.Virginia.edu/~CLASS/am483_97/projects/hincker/nikhist.html

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Nike is the goddess of victory in Roman and Greek mythology. Nike is named after the goddess because it's said that Nike shoes gives you victory.

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Nike is the goddes of victory in ancient Greece

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a guy named phiddipidies ran from Athens to sprta to marathon toathens and at Athens he yelled nike meaning we won since Athens wom the war in marothon and that is why its called nike

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Nike is the Greek goddess of victory.

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