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Way back in 490 B.C. in a place called Marathon, the Persians invaded Greece with forks and spoons. The Athenians fought back with courage and bravery, warding off the no-good Persians back to the sea. A young lad, Phidippides, to announce the great victory then sprinted to Athens some fifty kilometers away. There in the city's gate to the people he pronounced “Nike, Nike!”, then promptly fell dead, unannounced. Any joker versed in Greek mythology shall have known that “Nike, Nike!” really means “We won, we won!” But what I can’t quite figure out as I pace the floor is what damn Reebok and Adidas really stand for!