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I had heard of it and in fact.
我聽說過它而且實際上
I had even purchased several pairs of shoes while I was in high school and college He asked me if I would be interested in a job.
我甚至在高中和大學的時候 買過幾雙它的鞋子他問我 有沒有興趣在這家公司工作
But the idea of attaching my fragile career plan to a small company run by a bunch of ex-jocks.
我覺得我的職業計劃本就脆弱不堪若是再投身于一家前大學運動員開的小公司
Was something I didn't think was a very good idea, so I said no We all make mistakes.
這肯定不是一個好主意 于是我拒絕了所有人都會犯錯
I focused on my department store job through the holiday season Needless to say, if any of you have ever worked retail at Christmas.
假期間 我集中精力干我的百貨店工作毋庸贅言 在圣誕節做過零售的人都知道
You know it is a lot of hard work I wasn't sure it was going to be the career I was looking for.
這是非常艱苦的工作我不確定 這是不是我要尋找的職業
So, I called my friend again to see how he was doing He was managing a small group of retail stores.
于是 我打電話給那位朋友 問他干得如何他正管理一小撥耐克零售店
That the Nike Company had opened to get better distribution in some key running markets The year was 1979.
這些零售店開在關鍵市場 為耐克尋求更好分銷渠道這是1979年
He asked me again if I had any interest as there were a couple of assistant store manager jobs open.
他再次問我是否感興趣當時有一些店鋪經理助理的職位空缺
And he could get me into one of them I had to think about it.
他愿意為我提供一個崗位我需要想想
It was still retail but it was an entry point into the company.
這仍然是零售但這是進入公司的切入點
What it did offer was a direct connection with sports and business and it was working with a lot of ex-athletes. Now I call them athletes and they're jocks.
它能提供的是運動和經營之間的直接聯系而且這里很多同事都是原來的大學運動員
I'd show a little bit of respect all the things I had a passion for.
我應該尊敬這些人所有這些 我都很有熱情
