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The birth of a legend

By Bomani Jones
Special to Page 2

Friday, May 19, 2006

Nike has won. In spite of so much that's central to my existence -- skepticism about hype, an aversion to overpriced sneakers, a passionate distaste for seeing the same damn commercial 15 times a night -- I must admit, I am a witness. How much of a witness? If Nike gave me a ream of catalogs, I'd throw on a white shirt and go door-to-door passing them out to people upset that they got off the couch to answer the door for one of them damn witnesses. I've passed up multiple dates because LeBron ...

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