1 00:00:53,178 --> 00:00:57,843 Five! Four! Three! Two! One! 2 00:01:25,252 --> 00:01:26,413 Where's the beef? 3 00:02:03,498 --> 00:02:06,240 Converse All Star basketball shoes. 4 00:02:32,486 --> 00:02:34,272 Are you guys gonna go out for regionals? 5 00:02:34,363 --> 00:02:35,353 Yeah, yeah. 6 00:02:37,032 --> 00:02:38,397 You're getting pretty excited about that? 7 00:02:42,371 --> 00:02:43,827 -On! -How are you doing, Brandon? 8 00:02:43,914 --> 00:02:45,370 I'm Sonny Vaccaro. I'm with Nike. 9 00:02:46,124 --> 00:02:48,206 It's good to see you. I'll come down and say hello. 10 00:02:48,293 --> 00:02:50,284 -Hey, Terence. How are you? -Hey, man. Thanks for the shoes. 11 00:02:50,379 --> 00:02:51,665 Yeah, yeah. They're looking really good. 12 00:02:51,755 --> 00:02:53,712 I mean, everybody's gonna want you. You're not gonna have a problem. 13 00:02:53,799 --> 00:02:55,585 You're gonna get a scholarship. That's gonna happen, right? 14 00:02:55,676 --> 00:02:57,792 - I hope so. -Hey, just don't forget about Nike. 15 00:02:57,886 --> 00:03:01,129 Well, I'll see you guys at regionals in two weeks, yeah? All right. 16 00:03:01,223 --> 00:03:02,588 All right. Great game, guys. 17 00:03:20,242 --> 00:03:22,108 All right, uh, game five tonight. 18 00:03:22,202 --> 00:03:23,988 -Six bets, $100 each. -Okay. 19 00:03:24,079 --> 00:03:26,741 Magic Johnson, under on points, over on assists. 20 00:03:26,832 --> 00:03:29,073 James Worthy, over on points. Bob McAdoo, over on points. 21 00:03:29,167 --> 00:03:30,783 Dennis Johnson, over on points. 22 00:03:30,877 --> 00:03:32,459 What's the over-under on Rambis? 23 00:03:32,546 --> 00:03:34,753 -Just... take the under. -Okay. 24 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:36,376 And actually, one more. One more. Uh... 25 00:03:37,134 --> 00:03:38,875 Give me Lakers under, 3rd quarter. 26 00:03:40,595 --> 00:03:41,551 There you go. 27 00:03:42,055 --> 00:03:42,920 Thanks. 28 00:03:43,014 --> 00:03:45,676 The Boston Celtics take a 3-2 lead 29 00:03:45,767 --> 00:03:47,508 in the World Championship series. 30 00:03:47,644 --> 00:03:49,260 Thank you for gambling at The Dunes, 31 00:03:49,354 --> 00:03:51,311 the hotel, casino and country club. 32 00:03:56,278 --> 00:03:59,441 Hey, uh, press the four and the eight. Give me four the hard way. 33 00:04:00,699 --> 00:04:01,860 Dice away. 34 00:04:06,663 --> 00:04:08,620 Dice are up. Four! 35 00:04:08,707 --> 00:04:10,698 - Come on. - Hard way four. 36 00:04:10,792 --> 00:04:11,702 Fourteen hundred, right there. 37 00:04:11,793 --> 00:04:14,080 Yeah, 1,4007? Yeah, no, leave it up. 38 00:04:16,590 --> 00:04:18,080 Dice away. Good luck, Mr. V. 39 00:04:22,095 --> 00:04:24,587 Seven up, line away. 40 00:05:31,373 --> 00:05:32,909 You want some water, Sonny? 41 00:05:32,999 --> 00:05:34,660 - Why? - You breathing heavy. 42 00:05:35,877 --> 00:05:38,869 -Oh! You still can't shoot worth a damn. -Another brick. 43 00:05:38,964 --> 00:05:41,296 -What about my players? -I'm trying. I'm trying. 44 00:05:41,508 --> 00:05:43,840 -When will they come in? -Just can't figure out why these kids 45 00:05:43,927 --> 00:05:46,134 wanna take less money to sign for a rival shoe company. 46 00:05:46,221 --> 00:05:50,215 Why would a kid from Baltimore wanna wear German soccer shoes? 47 00:05:50,308 --> 00:05:52,720 Because Adidas is what's hot right now, man. 48 00:05:52,811 --> 00:05:54,393 The rappers are wearing them in their videos. 49 00:05:54,479 --> 00:05:56,516 The break-dancers are break-dancing up in the Bronx. 50 00:05:56,606 --> 00:06:00,144 They're on the floor breaking their ankles and their elbows for no reason. 51 00:06:00,235 --> 00:06:03,148 And these kids ain't cool unless they got Adidas on. 52 00:06:03,238 --> 00:06:04,728 And them some badass jogger suits. 53 00:06:04,823 --> 00:06:07,064 You gotta admit we can't touch their jogger suits. 54 00:06:07,158 --> 00:06:10,116 I got my cousin in South Korea done sent me two knockoffs. 55 00:06:10,203 --> 00:06:12,194 I wear them on the weekends. I don't wear them up here. 56 00:06:12,873 --> 00:06:13,954 What is wrong with Nike? 57 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:17,158 Nike is a damn jogging company, man. Black people don't jog. 58 00:06:17,252 --> 00:06:21,291 You ain't go catch no Black person running 26 miles for no damn reason. 59 00:06:21,381 --> 00:06:23,372 Then the cops might pull you over thinking you done stole somethin'. 60 00:06:24,134 --> 00:06:26,341 "Cause these kids are talking about Isiah and Magic. 61 00:06:26,428 --> 00:06:28,260 They don't give a damn about Bruce Jenner 62 00:06:28,346 --> 00:06:31,338 throwing a Frisbee around in a damn decathlon. 63 00:06:31,933 --> 00:06:33,844 And people don't know what the hell a Nike is. 64 00:06:33,935 --> 00:06:37,098 -What's a "Converse"? -NBA All-star shoe. 65 00:06:37,188 --> 00:06:40,556 Play like Magic, dribble like Isiah. That's what it is. 66 00:06:40,650 --> 00:06:43,358 Do you know Run-DMC doing a song about Adidas? 67 00:06:43,445 --> 00:06:44,401 What? Who? 68 00:06:44,487 --> 00:06:46,069 Run-DMC making a free song 69 00:06:46,156 --> 00:06:48,147 coming out on their next album about Adidas. 70 00:06:48,241 --> 00:06:49,447 Who's doing it? 71 00:06:49,534 --> 00:06:51,491 See, that tells me something right there, Sonny. 72 00:06:51,578 --> 00:06:53,990 Hey, when you signed Moses, how'd you do it? 73 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:56,117 Mary Malone, his mama. 74 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:58,866 I... She thought the world of me. 75 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:01,497 In fact, you know, I always go through the mamas, man. 76 00:07:01,588 --> 00:07:03,454 The mamas run stuff, especially in Black families. 77 00:07:03,548 --> 00:07:05,414 Heck, we need more players, Sonny. 78 00:07:05,508 --> 00:07:07,090 You gotta get me somebody else. 79 00:07:07,177 --> 00:07:08,383 Well, we got Moses. 80 00:07:08,470 --> 00:07:10,381 I know we got Moses, man. 81 00:07:10,472 --> 00:07:12,759 I was in the club with him three o'clock in the morning last night 82 00:07:12,849 --> 00:07:15,261 trying to get him out there 'cause he got a five o'clock practice. 83 00:07:15,352 --> 00:07:17,184 I told him, I said, "Moses, you can't hoot with the owls 84 00:07:17,312 --> 00:07:18,894 all night and fly with the eagles in the morning." 85 00:07:18,980 --> 00:07:20,766 Yeah. I could not do what you do. 86 00:07:20,857 --> 00:07:22,313 I know you can't do what I do. 87 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:24,641 You can hardly do what the hell you supposed to do. 88 00:07:24,736 --> 00:07:26,443 Hey, one more chance. 89 00:07:26,529 --> 00:07:28,236 You want that Adidas suit from South Korea? 90 00:07:28,323 --> 00:07:29,358 No. 91 00:07:29,449 --> 00:07:30,780 Better not tell nobody neither. 92 00:07:30,867 --> 00:07:34,360 Phil better not come up talking about no damn, "Where's your Adidas suits?" 93 00:07:34,454 --> 00:07:36,161 I need my job, Sonny. Don't play. 94 00:07:37,123 --> 00:07:38,284 Uh, shit, I'm late. 95 00:07:38,375 --> 00:07:41,037 You hit one shot in 30 minutes. Let's get out of here. 96 00:07:42,212 --> 00:07:44,044 I gotta stop by my office. 97 00:07:44,130 --> 00:07:46,167 Damn back and my knees are messin' up now. 98 00:07:46,257 --> 00:07:48,248 Hey, Sonny, look at these damn posters down here. 99 00:07:48,343 --> 00:07:51,335 They upstairs in the running department got Picassos. 100 00:07:51,429 --> 00:07:53,136 -No. -We got cartoons down here. 101 00:07:53,223 --> 00:07:54,713 They don't give a damn about our division. 102 00:07:54,808 --> 00:07:57,766 You know, I like the, uh, that new slogan. 103 00:07:57,852 --> 00:07:59,809 The one for the whole company that they're talking about. 104 00:07:59,896 --> 00:08:01,352 -I don't like it. -What? 105 00:08:01,439 --> 00:08:02,975 -You know where it came from? -No. 106 00:08:03,066 --> 00:08:05,774 That damn slogan came from a convict about to get executed 107 00:08:05,860 --> 00:08:09,478 in front of a firing squad and they asked him, "What's your last words?" 108 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:11,571 -"Just do it"? -Yeah. 109 00:08:12,158 --> 00:08:13,648 -That's where that comes from? -Yeah. 110 00:08:14,828 --> 00:08:16,739 -Bullshit. -Dan Wieden told me, man. 111 00:08:16,830 --> 00:08:17,991 He ain't got no reason to lie to me. 112 00:08:18,081 --> 00:08:19,992 Ah, kind of a fitting metaphor 113 00:08:20,083 --> 00:08:22,575 for the way basketball's viewed at this company. 114 00:08:22,669 --> 00:08:24,956 I know. "Nike. Just get this shit over with." 115 00:08:25,046 --> 00:08:26,252 Ow! 116 00:08:26,339 --> 00:08:28,706 What'd it say about me that I liked it? 117 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:31,132 That says that you're a fat middle-aged white guy 118 00:08:31,219 --> 00:08:32,584 that don't wanna exercise. 119 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:33,510 That's fair. 120 00:08:35,724 --> 00:08:39,888 So, Mr. Orwell was right. 1984 has been a tough year. 121 00:08:40,061 --> 00:08:42,052 Our sales are down, our growth is down, 122 00:08:42,147 --> 00:08:48,143 but this company is about who we really are when we're down for the count. 123 00:08:48,611 --> 00:08:49,601 Am I right, huh? 124 00:08:49,696 --> 00:08:53,690 When you're down on the canvas, bang, we pop right back up. 125 00:08:53,783 --> 00:08:55,023 Like Balboa. 126 00:08:55,952 --> 00:08:57,488 We got the Eye of the Tiger. 127 00:08:57,579 --> 00:08:59,490 We're not gonna go down to Mr. T. 128 00:08:59,581 --> 00:09:00,571 Pity the fool. 129 00:09:00,665 --> 00:09:02,497 Here we go. Olajuwon. 130 00:09:02,584 --> 00:09:03,619 Off the table. 131 00:09:03,710 --> 00:09:05,621 Number-one pick is not gonna be wearing our shoe. 132 00:09:06,629 --> 00:09:07,460 Sam Bowie? 133 00:09:07,547 --> 00:09:10,790 Picked by our local pro franchise at number two. 134 00:09:10,884 --> 00:09:11,715 He's going to Converse. 135 00:09:12,343 --> 00:09:14,801 And at number three, Jordan going to Adidas. 136 00:09:14,888 --> 00:09:16,424 Can't afford him. 137 00:09:16,973 --> 00:09:18,134 Perkins, who knows? 138 00:09:18,224 --> 00:09:20,261 Sweet gap, though, huh? Nice teeth. 139 00:09:20,351 --> 00:09:23,434 What we're gonna do is we're gonna focus on three names 140 00:09:23,521 --> 00:09:27,014 between pick five and pick 20. 141 00:09:27,108 --> 00:09:29,019 All right, let's just... Let's toss out some ideas. 142 00:09:29,110 --> 00:09:30,692 What are we thinking? What looks good? 143 00:09:36,367 --> 00:09:37,778 Lots to choose from. 144 00:09:39,079 --> 00:09:41,912 Don't rush into any thoughts. 145 00:09:42,457 --> 00:09:43,572 Come on, fellas. 146 00:09:43,666 --> 00:09:46,499 What about Lancaster Gordon? Anybody? 147 00:09:47,462 --> 00:09:48,748 Louisville. 148 00:09:48,838 --> 00:09:51,125 Louisville. He went to Louisville, Bill. 149 00:09:51,216 --> 00:09:53,207 That is correct. I wrote it right there. 150 00:09:53,301 --> 00:09:55,042 How about... What do we think about Charles Barkley, 151 00:09:55,136 --> 00:09:56,342 the Round Mound of Rebound? 152 00:09:56,429 --> 00:09:58,170 Could be a little bit of a reach for us at pick five. 153 00:09:58,264 --> 00:09:59,174 Clubhouse issues. 154 00:10:01,101 --> 00:10:02,967 Clubhouse issues? What does that mean? 155 00:10:03,061 --> 00:10:06,725 Trash talk. Nobody wants to see Barkley on TV. 156 00:10:06,815 --> 00:10:09,523 Does anybody hear me if I'm down in the valley 157 00:10:09,609 --> 00:10:14,274 singing the song of a man they call Terence "T-Bone" Stansbury? 158 00:10:14,405 --> 00:10:15,987 I don't think they call him that. 159 00:10:16,074 --> 00:10:19,112 Well, we could if he wears Nikes. 160 00:10:19,202 --> 00:10:20,237 Think about it. 161 00:10:20,328 --> 00:10:21,944 What about this fella, Vern Fleming? 162 00:10:22,038 --> 00:10:23,824 Tough name, good J. 163 00:10:23,915 --> 00:10:25,326 I like Melvin Turpin. 164 00:10:25,416 --> 00:10:27,248 Melvin Turpin. 165 00:10:27,335 --> 00:10:29,451 Thank you, Bill. On the board. 166 00:10:29,546 --> 00:10:30,627 What about John Stockton? 167 00:10:30,713 --> 00:10:33,250 Uh, he's scrappy just like us. 168 00:10:33,341 --> 00:10:34,706 Gonzaga? Sure. 169 00:10:34,801 --> 00:10:36,291 What's that, a vocational school? 170 00:10:36,386 --> 00:10:38,297 What do you like about Melvin Turpin? 171 00:10:38,388 --> 00:10:39,378 Hmm? 172 00:10:40,890 --> 00:10:43,507 Mel Turpin. What do you like about his game? 173 00:10:44,602 --> 00:10:45,433 Go, Bill. 174 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:47,682 He made the final four last year. 175 00:10:47,772 --> 00:10:49,558 Well, so did 40 other guys. 176 00:10:50,233 --> 00:10:53,100 He's the fifth, uh, sixth pick in the draft. 177 00:10:53,736 --> 00:10:55,226 Have you watched him play? 178 00:10:55,864 --> 00:10:58,322 -Yeah, several times. -What do you like about his game? 179 00:10:58,408 --> 00:11:00,900 He's got great court sense. He's, uh... 180 00:11:01,035 --> 00:11:04,027 -He's got good vision. -He had 33 assists last season. 181 00:11:04,122 --> 00:11:04,953 I like his play. 182 00:11:05,039 --> 00:11:06,871 - I like that the guy's good. - Okay. No, no. It's all right. 183 00:11:06,958 --> 00:11:08,244 He's got charisma. He's got flash. 184 00:11:08,334 --> 00:11:11,247 He's gonna be a good player in Europe in four years 185 00:11:11,337 --> 00:11:12,748 -when he's out of the league. -Okay. 186 00:11:12,839 --> 00:11:14,955 You like Mel Turpin 'cause he's the sixth pick in the draft. 187 00:11:15,049 --> 00:11:17,290 Nobody's gonna give you shit for saying you like the sixth pick in the draft. 188 00:11:17,385 --> 00:11:19,342 Yeah, I'm just... I'm some fucking asshole, Sonny. 189 00:11:19,429 --> 00:11:21,386 - You're not an asshole. - No, he's got great vision. 190 00:11:21,472 --> 00:11:24,760 Sonny's trying for it, though. Here we go. Anybody else? 191 00:11:28,396 --> 00:11:29,227 I gotta shit. 192 00:11:29,856 --> 00:11:30,971 Hey, Rob. 193 00:11:32,150 --> 00:11:34,733 Hey, Sonny. What... Honestly, what the fuck is your problem? 194 00:11:35,403 --> 00:11:37,485 - Who are we gonna get? - You tell me. 195 00:11:37,572 --> 00:11:38,403 Phil brought you here 196 00:11:38,489 --> 00:11:40,400 because you're the Mr. Miyagi of high school basketball. 197 00:11:40,491 --> 00:11:41,697 You're not supposed to lecture people. 198 00:11:41,784 --> 00:11:44,196 You're supposed to tell us who's gonna paint the fence. 199 00:11:44,287 --> 00:11:45,743 I like Barkley, some. 200 00:11:45,830 --> 00:11:47,867 - I mean, "clubhouse issues." - Barkley? 201 00:11:47,957 --> 00:11:49,868 That's the fucking dumbest thing I've ever heard in that room, 202 00:11:49,959 --> 00:11:50,949 and that is saying something. 203 00:11:51,044 --> 00:11:52,955 I mentioned Barkley in there. 204 00:11:53,046 --> 00:11:54,957 You didn't think it was relevant to chime in and support my idea... 205 00:11:55,048 --> 00:11:56,379 Well, what happens in there is bullshit. 206 00:11:56,466 --> 00:11:59,208 I'm telling you now. I'm not gonna say it in the meeting. 207 00:11:59,302 --> 00:12:01,088 Well, listen. People are afraid to speak in there. 208 00:12:01,179 --> 00:12:02,169 Why? 209 00:12:02,263 --> 00:12:04,721 Because you spend a half hour berating them no matter what they say. 210 00:12:04,807 --> 00:12:06,013 - No. No. - Yes, you do. 211 00:12:06,100 --> 00:12:07,431 I have no tolerance for people... 212 00:12:07,518 --> 00:12:09,350 ...who have no insight, 213 00:12:09,437 --> 00:12:12,725 fucking do no work, and then act like they got a seat at the table. 214 00:12:12,815 --> 00:12:14,476 - Okay. - Mel Turpin. 215 00:12:14,567 --> 00:12:16,729 We'd be better off signing my mom. 216 00:12:16,819 --> 00:12:18,150 Not available. 217 00:12:18,238 --> 00:12:20,479 Well, even if she were alive, we can't afford her. 218 00:12:21,950 --> 00:12:23,156 We can afford my mom. 219 00:12:23,910 --> 00:12:25,150 Clubhouse issues. 220 00:12:25,245 --> 00:12:28,112 Listen, we got 250K for three names. 221 00:12:28,206 --> 00:12:29,662 This is where you come up with a brilliant idea 222 00:12:29,749 --> 00:12:31,205 that no one else can see. Let's hear it. 223 00:12:31,292 --> 00:12:32,623 We need more money. 224 00:12:32,710 --> 00:12:33,950 That's not brilliant, okay? 225 00:12:34,045 --> 00:12:35,410 That's what happens when things are successful. 226 00:12:35,505 --> 00:12:37,667 What's happening right now is failure, 227 00:12:37,757 --> 00:12:39,122 and if it continues that way, 228 00:12:39,217 --> 00:12:40,799 Nike's gonna be out of the basketball business 229 00:12:40,885 --> 00:12:42,046 and we're gonna be out of a job. 230 00:12:42,136 --> 00:12:43,672 -We need good players. -Great. Good players. 231 00:12:43,763 --> 00:12:45,470 Barkley, Stockton, Thorpe. 232 00:12:45,556 --> 00:12:47,046 I really like Stockton. 233 00:12:47,141 --> 00:12:49,257 Do you even know where Gonzaga is? 234 00:12:50,228 --> 00:12:51,844 I didn't say it's ideal, okay? It's a name, 235 00:12:51,938 --> 00:12:53,349 which is better than what you've given me. 236 00:12:53,439 --> 00:12:55,146 -Rob. Rob. -Yeah? What? 237 00:12:56,276 --> 00:12:57,732 What about Jordan? 238 00:12:57,819 --> 00:13:01,062 Sonny, we can't get fucking Michael Jordan, okay? 239 00:13:01,155 --> 00:13:02,816 I listened to Falk for three hours. 240 00:13:02,907 --> 00:13:03,863 He's too expensive. 241 00:13:03,950 --> 00:13:06,817 -Mr. Strasser. -Huh? Hello, hi. 242 00:13:06,911 --> 00:13:08,697 -Richard. -Yeah. Hi. Hi, Richard. 243 00:13:08,788 --> 00:13:10,370 I'd love to get some time on your calendar. 244 00:13:10,456 --> 00:13:11,537 Okay. That sounds fun. 245 00:13:11,624 --> 00:13:13,865 -Can you let Doreen know? -Roger that. Will do. 246 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:15,496 -Roger, thank you. -Richard. 247 00:13:15,586 --> 00:13:17,418 Yeah, yeah. Just rogering you back there. 248 00:13:17,505 --> 00:13:18,415 -Yeah. -That's what that was, okay? 249 00:13:18,506 --> 00:13:20,497 - Thanks, Richard. Bye. - Thank you. 250 00:13:21,092 --> 00:13:24,460 Oh, God. You know, there... Thank you. 251 00:13:24,554 --> 00:13:25,965 There, uh, there used to be a time 252 00:13:26,055 --> 00:13:28,387 where I could name everybody who worked here. 253 00:13:28,474 --> 00:13:31,592 Ah, things change. Places grow. 254 00:13:32,437 --> 00:13:33,723 That's true. 255 00:13:33,813 --> 00:13:37,101 Hey, you want some dessert? It's sundae bar day. 256 00:13:37,191 --> 00:13:38,352 Hi. 257 00:13:38,443 --> 00:13:40,810 -Nah. I have a meeting. -With who? 258 00:13:41,612 --> 00:13:42,443 The Shoe Dog. 259 00:14:08,806 --> 00:14:10,968 -Hey, Sonny. -Hey, Katrina. 260 00:14:11,851 --> 00:14:12,841 Sonny's coming in. 261 00:14:16,773 --> 00:14:18,104 Sonny. 262 00:14:18,191 --> 00:14:19,681 I'm missing the sundae bar, Phil. 263 00:14:21,486 --> 00:14:23,898 Why do you think this guy is skateboarding to work? 264 00:14:24,447 --> 00:14:26,779 We're a public company. Does he not have a car? 265 00:14:26,866 --> 00:14:27,947 Probably just some kid. 266 00:14:28,034 --> 00:14:29,069 He looks like he's 50 years old. 267 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:30,616 He's bald and he has a beard. 268 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:33,161 Is that Pete? 269 00:14:33,748 --> 00:14:35,364 Why would Pete skateboard to work? 270 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:37,536 Maybe he's having a midlife crisis. 271 00:14:38,503 --> 00:14:40,915 Well, I hope he doesn't scratch my car. 272 00:14:41,631 --> 00:14:46,000 It takes 17 layers of paint to achieve that precise color of purple. 273 00:14:46,094 --> 00:14:49,086 They called it "grape,” which sounds kind of pedestrian, but it's pretty. 274 00:14:50,431 --> 00:14:52,217 Anyway, how was the strategy meeting? 275 00:14:52,308 --> 00:14:53,389 Disaster. 276 00:14:54,894 --> 00:14:57,010 Uh, wonderful. What's the plan? 277 00:14:58,022 --> 00:15:01,481 Piss away our tiny allocation on three mediocre players again. 278 00:15:01,567 --> 00:15:03,057 Sonny, we had an annual loss. 279 00:15:03,152 --> 00:15:05,393 I had to lay off a quarter of the fucking company, okay? 280 00:15:05,488 --> 00:15:06,899 - I know, Phil. - Do you? 281 00:15:06,989 --> 00:15:09,526 Do you know the whole basketball division is on the chopping block? 282 00:15:09,617 --> 00:15:11,574 That the board wants me to fire everybody? 283 00:15:11,661 --> 00:15:13,322 And I can't guarantee you, without some improvement, 284 00:15:13,413 --> 00:15:15,074 that's not gonna happen at the next board meeting. 285 00:15:15,164 --> 00:15:16,825 We need to increase spending. 286 00:15:18,459 --> 00:15:21,793 I brought you in here to grow the basketball business. 287 00:15:21,879 --> 00:15:23,665 It's... It's smaller now. 288 00:15:23,756 --> 00:15:24,962 Is Strasser's number right? 289 00:15:25,049 --> 00:15:26,505 -250K? -Yeah. 290 00:15:26,592 --> 00:15:28,128 -What about 5007 -No. 291 00:15:28,761 --> 00:15:31,093 You're lucky to have 250K. I had to fight for that. 292 00:15:31,180 --> 00:15:32,466 Your balance sheet's a debacle. 293 00:15:32,557 --> 00:15:35,549 Half the running shoes in the country that were sold last year were Nike's. 294 00:15:35,643 --> 00:15:39,352 It's 900 million in revenue. You wanna spend 250K on basketball? 295 00:15:40,022 --> 00:15:41,353 You know what they're telling the board? 296 00:15:41,941 --> 00:15:44,603 There are potentially a million customers for basketball shoes 297 00:15:44,694 --> 00:15:45,559 in the United States, 298 00:15:45,653 --> 00:15:47,860 who would wear the shoes only when they're playing basketball. 299 00:15:48,614 --> 00:15:51,948 They're wondering if any investment is worth the potential upside. 300 00:15:52,034 --> 00:15:53,274 Well, if a board member said it. 301 00:15:53,369 --> 00:15:54,655 The board... 302 00:15:56,664 --> 00:15:57,745 Basketball's the future. 303 00:15:58,374 --> 00:15:59,705 The NBA Finals are on tape delay. 304 00:15:59,792 --> 00:16:00,907 It's literally the past. 305 00:16:01,002 --> 00:16:02,584 People watch basketball. 306 00:16:03,588 --> 00:16:06,421 You know, we took four golds at the Olympics. 307 00:16:06,507 --> 00:16:07,542 And nobody gives a fuck. 308 00:16:07,633 --> 00:16:09,840 We dominate the running shoe market, Sonny. 309 00:16:09,927 --> 00:16:12,760 Two hundred million running shoes "cause that's what people do. They run. 310 00:16:13,306 --> 00:16:15,047 And when they walk, they wear running shoes. 311 00:16:15,141 --> 00:16:16,597 And when they go to the store, they wear running shoes. 312 00:16:16,684 --> 00:16:18,174 And when they go to work, they wear running shoes. 313 00:16:18,269 --> 00:16:19,259 That's what they do. 314 00:16:21,397 --> 00:16:23,263 People are starting to ask me what you do here. 315 00:16:23,900 --> 00:16:25,186 You know what I do here. 316 00:16:25,276 --> 00:16:28,439 |-I know you, I know you go to a lot of high school basketball tournaments. 317 00:16:29,155 --> 00:16:31,943 And, uh, usually with a layover in Vegas. 318 00:16:32,033 --> 00:16:35,697 And I-I'm told that you're a basketball guru 319 00:16:35,786 --> 00:16:37,527 or wizard or, uh... 320 00:16:37,622 --> 00:16:39,704 It... It's hard to quantify that to a board. 321 00:16:39,790 --> 00:16:41,201 You know what I do here. 322 00:16:41,292 --> 00:16:43,203 You're losing, Sonny. 323 00:16:43,294 --> 00:16:45,877 Yeah, just because you lose, it doesn't mean it wasn't a good bet. 324 00:16:45,963 --> 00:16:47,749 This perfect results bullshit... 325 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:48,955 -It's not bullshit. - It is bullshit. 326 00:16:49,091 --> 00:16:51,378 It's not bullshit. Those are the central principles 327 00:16:51,469 --> 00:16:52,925 that built this into a billion-dollar business. 328 00:16:53,012 --> 00:16:54,719 I can't win if you don't give me a bankroll. 329 00:16:54,805 --> 00:16:55,715 You have to be accountable. 330 00:16:55,806 --> 00:16:57,592 You're accountable. We're all accountable. 331 00:16:57,683 --> 00:16:58,718 I'm accountable to the board. 332 00:16:58,809 --> 00:17:00,641 I told you not to go public. I told you this would happen. 333 00:17:00,728 --> 00:17:02,435 -You'd get tight, you'd change. - I see. 334 00:17:02,522 --> 00:17:04,354 -This happens at every company. -Uh, does it? 335 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:05,350 -All the companies you've taken public? -Yeah, every company, 336 00:17:05,483 --> 00:17:07,099 all they care about is the P and I statement 337 00:17:07,193 --> 00:17:08,399 and-and keeping the board happy. 338 00:17:09,153 --> 00:17:10,393 Do you run? 339 00:17:12,490 --> 00:17:15,403 Is this gonna lead to some Buddhist aphorism I don't want to hear? 340 00:17:15,493 --> 00:17:16,574 Do you run? 341 00:17:18,496 --> 00:17:19,486 No, Phil. I don't. 342 00:17:19,580 --> 00:17:20,911 It's hard. 343 00:17:21,582 --> 00:17:23,698 It's suffering. It's difficult. 344 00:17:23,793 --> 00:17:26,125 The illusion is that the finish line is the destination, 345 00:17:27,129 --> 00:17:29,541 but the act itself is the destination. 346 00:17:30,550 --> 00:17:32,632 I need $500,000. 347 00:17:34,387 --> 00:17:36,469 Mr. Knight, your 1:00 p.m. 348 00:17:36,556 --> 00:17:37,546 Yeah. 349 00:17:41,686 --> 00:17:43,302 Okay, Phil. 350 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:47,939 "When you find a wise critic who will point out your faults, 351 00:17:48,025 --> 00:17:51,438 follow him as you would a map to a hidden treasure." 352 00:17:51,529 --> 00:17:52,815 And there it is. 353 00:19:01,265 --> 00:19:02,847 There's James Worthy. 354 00:19:02,933 --> 00:19:04,048 There's that crossover... 355 00:19:07,021 --> 00:19:10,184 And out of bounds and it'll come back to Portland. 356 00:19:10,941 --> 00:19:12,477 Pat Riley... 357 00:19:13,527 --> 00:19:15,017 Looking to take his team all the way... 358 00:19:20,159 --> 00:19:22,742 Ah, Street & Smith. Basketball fan. 359 00:19:24,121 --> 00:19:25,782 -You wanna buy it? -Oh, no, no. I've read that one already. 360 00:19:26,916 --> 00:19:27,951 Oh, okay. 361 00:19:29,251 --> 00:19:31,242 -I'll buy this one, though. -Okay. 362 00:19:32,296 --> 00:19:34,958 Hey, what do you think of the, uh, the Blazers' draft pick? 363 00:19:36,008 --> 00:19:37,043 -Bowie? -Yeah. 364 00:19:37,551 --> 00:19:40,964 I mean, he's not Hakeem, but I like him. 365 00:19:41,847 --> 00:19:43,178 You're not mad about Jordan? 366 00:19:44,100 --> 00:19:46,137 A guard? Hell no. 367 00:19:46,227 --> 00:19:48,764 I mean, he's averaging, what, 17 points, 368 00:19:48,854 --> 00:19:50,515 -which is like ten in the NBA. -Yeah. 369 00:19:50,606 --> 00:19:51,971 Even the Bulls GM said that 370 00:19:52,066 --> 00:19:53,556 -he wasn't gonna change the team. -Yeah, he wasn't... Yeah, I saw. 371 00:19:53,651 --> 00:19:55,562 He wasn't gonna dominate. I read that. 372 00:19:56,153 --> 00:19:57,860 I mean, if he hadn't hit that one shot 373 00:19:57,947 --> 00:20:00,029 to win the title game in the college championship, 374 00:20:00,116 --> 00:20:02,357 he probably would've never went that high in the draft. 375 00:20:03,869 --> 00:20:07,203 He's too small to be as good in the NBA as he was in college. 376 00:20:07,289 --> 00:20:08,779 You seem like a true fan. 377 00:20:09,208 --> 00:20:11,370 I don't know, man. 378 00:20:12,002 --> 00:20:13,288 I just love playing ball. 379 00:20:13,379 --> 00:20:14,369 Here you go. 380 00:20:14,463 --> 00:20:15,794 -Have a great night. -You, too. 381 00:20:15,881 --> 00:20:17,792 Hey. You know where, uh, Gonzaga is? 382 00:20:17,883 --> 00:20:18,748 Spokane, Washington. 383 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:22,381 Stockton's too short, too. 384 00:20:23,389 --> 00:20:25,380 -Have a good night. -You, too, man. 385 00:20:35,901 --> 00:20:36,766 Michael Cooper 386 00:20:36,861 --> 00:20:38,067 the Los Angeles Lakers forward, is our guest. 387 00:20:38,154 --> 00:20:40,862 We're gonna come back in just a few moments to talk about his artistry, 388 00:20:40,948 --> 00:20:43,986 how he flies through the air with the greatest of ease. 389 00:20:47,413 --> 00:20:49,620 This is the racket I won Wimbledon with, 390 00:20:49,707 --> 00:20:51,163 and you could have bought it. 391 00:20:51,250 --> 00:20:52,285 Really. 392 00:20:52,376 --> 00:20:55,835 You see, the Ashe Comp 2 Racquet I use comes right off the production line. 393 00:20:55,921 --> 00:20:58,709 And I don't customize my racket because the Ashe Comp 2 is 394 00:20:58,799 --> 00:21:01,791 just the way I want it, just the way it is. 395 00:21:01,886 --> 00:21:02,921 And it should be. 396 00:21:03,053 --> 00:21:06,011 Head and I have worked together since 1969, 397 00:21:06,140 --> 00:21:08,757 putting in all the special features we thought important. 398 00:21:08,851 --> 00:21:10,091 So, this particular Head racket 399 00:21:10,186 --> 00:21:13,304 could have gone to you as easily as to me. 400 00:21:13,397 --> 00:21:14,432 We planned it that way. 401 00:21:20,613 --> 00:21:22,399 On June 22, forward Michael Cooper, 402 00:21:22,490 --> 00:21:25,528 among other Lakers, has his own summer camp for young kids, 403 00:21:25,618 --> 00:21:27,655 and, uh, if you're interested... 404 00:22:10,788 --> 00:22:12,244 -Yeah? Huh? - I got it. 405 00:22:12,331 --> 00:22:13,913 No, no. I'm talking... 406 00:22:23,509 --> 00:22:26,752 Um, and, you know, you-you tend to get growth 407 00:22:26,846 --> 00:22:28,382 - when you shrink the, uh... - I need you. 408 00:22:28,472 --> 00:22:29,803 Sonny, I-I'm gonna be done in five minutes. 409 00:22:29,890 --> 00:22:31,255 - I need you done now. -Um, w... 410 00:22:31,350 --> 00:22:32,385 You guys are busy. 411 00:22:32,476 --> 00:22:33,932 -Richard, uh... -It's fine. 412 00:22:34,019 --> 00:22:36,135 Richard, I'm sorry. We're gonna follow up, okay? 413 00:22:36,230 --> 00:22:37,095 Thank you. 414 00:22:37,189 --> 00:22:39,681 You know, uh, Sonny, in business, 415 00:22:39,775 --> 00:22:41,265 there's a way in which we conduct ourselves. 416 00:22:41,902 --> 00:22:43,313 -Like we-- - I found him. 417 00:22:43,404 --> 00:22:45,020 -Who's that? Jesus? -Sit down. 418 00:22:45,865 --> 00:22:46,980 Okay. 419 00:22:47,074 --> 00:22:48,815 Lynwood Robinson. 420 00:22:49,451 --> 00:22:50,782 That name mean anything to you? 421 00:22:51,579 --> 00:22:52,819 -No. -Great recruit. 422 00:22:52,913 --> 00:22:55,575 Everybody was after this kid. North Carolina got him. 423 00:22:55,666 --> 00:22:57,452 He actually announced his decision to go there 424 00:22:57,543 --> 00:22:59,625 the same day that Michael Jordan did. 425 00:22:59,712 --> 00:23:01,919 It was actually bigger news in the Charlotte Observer, 426 00:23:02,006 --> 00:23:02,871 got a bigger headline. 427 00:23:02,965 --> 00:23:03,796 Within two years, 428 00:23:03,883 --> 00:23:05,965 Lynwood Robinson transfers to Appalachian State. 429 00:23:06,051 --> 00:23:08,793 Nobody heard about him again. Now, watch. 430 00:23:10,431 --> 00:23:12,513 This is the 1982 championship. 431 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:15,092 The shot that Jordan makes. I've seen this. Everyone's seen this. 432 00:23:15,185 --> 00:23:17,176 No, we've been looking at it wrong. Watch. 433 00:23:17,271 --> 00:23:18,853 Here's James Worthy, okay? 434 00:23:18,939 --> 00:23:21,601 Number one in his draft class, another guy we had no chance of signing. 435 00:23:21,692 --> 00:23:22,523 Correct. 436 00:23:22,610 --> 00:23:23,975 Why isn't he getting the ball? 437 00:23:24,069 --> 00:23:25,309 They're down by one. 438 00:23:25,404 --> 00:23:27,145 There's under half a minute to go. 439 00:23:27,239 --> 00:23:28,729 Why isn't the superstar getting the ball? 440 00:23:28,824 --> 00:23:32,158 Why is the ball going to the 18-year-old skinny freshman 441 00:23:32,244 --> 00:23:33,734 from Wilmington, North Carolina? 442 00:23:33,829 --> 00:23:36,036 Eh, they probably drew up the play for Worthy, 443 00:23:36,123 --> 00:23:38,114 and Jordan was an option in case Worthy was covered. 444 00:23:38,208 --> 00:23:41,200 No, that's wrong. Worthy is a decoy. 445 00:23:41,837 --> 00:23:42,998 We've been looking at this wrong. Look. 446 00:23:43,088 --> 00:23:44,453 He knows he's not getting the ball. 447 00:23:44,548 --> 00:23:45,879 They're in a 1-3-1 zone. 448 00:23:45,966 --> 00:23:48,549 What's gonna happen the second Worthy comes across the lane? 449 00:23:48,636 --> 00:23:50,092 That zone's gonna collapse on him, 450 00:23:50,179 --> 00:23:51,635 leaving Michael Jordan open in the corner, 451 00:23:51,722 --> 00:23:53,804 and the balls gonna go to him, and he's gonna shoot it. 452 00:23:54,350 --> 00:23:56,182 Look, when he shoots it, he shoots it right away. 453 00:23:56,268 --> 00:23:58,054 He knows he's getting the ball. 454 00:23:58,145 --> 00:24:00,637 The play is drawn up for Jordan. 455 00:24:00,731 --> 00:24:02,221 And now that you know that... 456 00:24:03,943 --> 00:24:05,149 watch Jordan. 457 00:24:08,781 --> 00:24:10,692 You feel like your plane is on its final descent, 458 00:24:10,783 --> 00:24:12,569 or are you just circling? 459 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:15,405 Look at him. 460 00:24:16,288 --> 00:24:17,870 Look at how relaxed he is. 461 00:24:19,083 --> 00:24:21,871 Look, he wants the ball. He's calling for the ball. 462 00:24:21,961 --> 00:24:24,077 The whole world is watching him. 463 00:24:24,171 --> 00:24:25,912 He's 18-years-old. 464 00:24:26,048 --> 00:24:30,337 He's three seconds away from the biggest shot of his life. 465 00:24:30,427 --> 00:24:34,170 And the biggest shot of Dean Smith's life. 466 00:24:34,264 --> 00:24:36,676 Remember the knock on Dean Smith? He couldn't win the big one. 467 00:24:36,767 --> 00:24:38,633 He'd been there three times, couldn't get it done. 468 00:24:38,727 --> 00:24:40,843 This is his fourth and maybe his last time. 469 00:24:40,938 --> 00:24:42,474 Dean Smith didn't even start freshmen. 470 00:24:42,564 --> 00:24:45,226 Michael's only the third freshman to start for the guy. 471 00:24:45,317 --> 00:24:46,603 And what does he do? 472 00:24:46,694 --> 00:24:50,312 He puts the ball in the hands of an 18-year-old freshman. 473 00:24:50,406 --> 00:24:51,362 Why? 474 00:24:52,324 --> 00:24:55,407 Because Dean sees the same thing that I see. 475 00:24:55,494 --> 00:24:58,031 The same thing that Lynwood Robinson saw. 476 00:24:59,415 --> 00:25:00,246 Greatness. 477 00:25:08,507 --> 00:25:10,544 I don't wanna sign three players. 478 00:25:11,510 --> 00:25:12,875 I wanna sign one. 479 00:25:13,971 --> 00:25:15,052 I wanna sign him. 480 00:25:16,557 --> 00:25:19,845 We build a shoe line around just him. 481 00:25:19,935 --> 00:25:22,802 We tap into something deeper, into the players identity. 482 00:25:22,896 --> 00:25:24,136 Into that. 483 00:25:24,231 --> 00:25:25,266 What's that mean? 484 00:25:25,357 --> 00:25:28,600 That he doesn't wear the shoe. He is the shoe. 485 00:25:28,694 --> 00:25:30,150 The shoe is him. 486 00:25:30,904 --> 00:25:33,066 You want to anthropomorphize the shoe? 487 00:25:33,157 --> 00:25:34,238 Put little legs and arms on it? 488 00:25:36,326 --> 00:25:37,737 Have you seen the Arthur Ashe commercial? 489 00:25:37,828 --> 00:25:40,820 "This is the racket that I won Wimbledon with 490 00:25:40,914 --> 00:25:41,824 and you could have bought it." 491 00:25:42,458 --> 00:25:44,119 We do that, but with a shoe. 492 00:25:44,209 --> 00:25:46,120 I'm gonna blow a quick 20 right here, okay? 493 00:25:46,211 --> 00:25:47,793 It's gonna cost too much money. 494 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:49,541 No, not if we bet it all on one guy. 495 00:25:49,631 --> 00:25:51,622 -Too risky. You want the whole budget? -The whole budget. 496 00:25:51,717 --> 00:25:54,425 Can't do that. We're gonna spread it across three or four players. 497 00:25:54,511 --> 00:25:57,594 -I've said that. -We have 250K. We can get him for 250K. 498 00:25:58,223 --> 00:26:01,841 Guess who else has 250K? Adidas has 250K, too. 499 00:26:01,935 --> 00:26:05,223 So even if we were to offer him $250,000, 500 00:26:05,314 --> 00:26:06,429 Adidas would be able to match it. 501 00:26:06,523 --> 00:26:08,890 Meanwhile, all of our other prospects have signed with other teams. 502 00:26:08,984 --> 00:26:12,397 Plus, Jordan has made it abundantly clear, 503 00:26:12,488 --> 00:26:14,820 painfully clear, that he doesn't wanna come here. 504 00:26:14,907 --> 00:26:17,399 So you would have to have a pretty compelling pitch. 505 00:26:17,493 --> 00:26:18,324 Do you have that? 506 00:26:18,410 --> 00:26:21,402 Yeah, I can tell him the one thing the other companies can't compete with. 507 00:26:22,748 --> 00:26:25,581 Our basketball division is fucking terrible. 508 00:26:27,294 --> 00:26:28,705 I do not love it. 509 00:26:28,796 --> 00:26:30,537 You think Phil gonna go for that? 510 00:26:30,672 --> 00:26:32,254 But you like the idea, right? 511 00:26:32,382 --> 00:26:34,464 -The idea? Of Michael Jordan? -Yeah. 512 00:26:34,551 --> 00:26:36,508 -What you gonna offer? -The whole budget. 513 00:26:36,595 --> 00:26:38,461 As in nobody else is getting no money? 514 00:26:39,098 --> 00:26:40,805 Phil is gonna fire you. 515 00:26:40,891 --> 00:26:42,131 Well, I can handle Phil. 516 00:26:43,102 --> 00:26:44,763 The key to Phil is make him afraid. 517 00:26:44,853 --> 00:26:46,969 You gonna get us both damn fired. 518 00:26:47,648 --> 00:26:49,059 Phil got $100 million 519 00:26:49,149 --> 00:26:53,188 and a life supply of them damn pink, nut-hugging jogging shorts. 520 00:26:53,278 --> 00:26:54,609 What the hell is he afraid of? 521 00:26:55,572 --> 00:26:56,903 Let's say you get Phil. 522 00:26:57,574 --> 00:26:59,030 How the hell you gonna get Michael? 523 00:26:59,118 --> 00:27:01,610 Michael is an Adidas guy. He loves Adidas. 524 00:27:01,703 --> 00:27:02,784 That's all he wears. 525 00:27:02,871 --> 00:27:05,078 Them badass warmup suits, shell toe. 526 00:27:05,165 --> 00:27:06,371 Michael don't wanna come to Nike 527 00:27:06,458 --> 00:27:08,495 badder than that damn guy sitting in the briar patch. 528 00:27:08,585 --> 00:27:10,667 Well, I'll deal with that after I deal with Phil. 529 00:27:11,255 --> 00:27:12,086 Phil ain't gonna do it. 530 00:27:12,172 --> 00:27:15,506 -But you like the idea, right? -I'd like to sign Jordan. 531 00:27:16,510 --> 00:27:18,842 What I don't know is what his agent gonna ask for. 532 00:27:36,989 --> 00:27:39,321 - David. - Sonny, Sonny, Sonny. 533 00:27:39,950 --> 00:27:41,736 Good morning, Falk. 534 00:27:41,827 --> 00:27:44,159 It's the afternoon for those of us in the real world. 535 00:27:44,246 --> 00:27:46,283 What's new in the wilds of Oregon? 536 00:27:46,373 --> 00:27:48,660 I hear Nike's getting out of the basketball business. 537 00:27:49,293 --> 00:27:50,283 Who told you that? 538 00:27:50,377 --> 00:27:51,458 You know, I have clients in other sports. 539 00:27:51,545 --> 00:27:53,786 I just signed Boomer Esiason, great-looking kid, 540 00:27:53,881 --> 00:27:55,747 and Boomer... it's interesting, because what Boomer does... 541 00:27:55,841 --> 00:27:57,172 David, David, David. 542 00:27:57,259 --> 00:27:58,090 I don't give a fuck. 543 00:27:58,177 --> 00:28:01,511 I'm calling about... Michael Jordan. 544 00:28:01,597 --> 00:28:04,430 I told Strasser months ago, it's never gonna happen. 545 00:28:04,516 --> 00:28:06,598 -Well, you've never talked to me. -I'm doing you a favor. 546 00:28:06,685 --> 00:28:08,847 Michael's not even taking a meeting with you. 547 00:28:08,937 --> 00:28:10,848 -What do you mean? -A meeting? 548 00:28:10,939 --> 00:28:13,180 Group of two, maybe four, five executives in a room. 549 00:28:13,275 --> 00:28:15,141 They hear a pitch from a company. It's common business practice. 550 00:28:15,235 --> 00:28:16,851 Michael's not gonna be doing that at Nike. 551 00:28:16,945 --> 00:28:18,606 Don't fuck with me, Falk. Come on. 552 00:28:18,697 --> 00:28:20,313 Okay, wh-what are the bids looking like? 553 00:28:20,407 --> 00:28:21,647 It's not about the money. 554 00:28:21,742 --> 00:28:23,198 When someone says it's not about money, 555 00:28:23,285 --> 00:28:24,650 I know for sure it's about the money. 556 00:28:24,745 --> 00:28:26,281 We decided to stretch the envelope. 557 00:28:26,371 --> 00:28:29,409 We wanna hear what each company can do to promote Michael. 558 00:28:29,499 --> 00:28:31,740 Okay. Well, then we're thinking along the same lines. 559 00:28:31,835 --> 00:28:33,200 That's why I wanna have a meeting. 560 00:28:33,295 --> 00:28:35,753 Sonny, world-class players don't wear third-rate shoes. 561 00:28:35,839 --> 00:28:37,329 Just get me in the room. 562 00:28:37,424 --> 00:28:39,415 Sonny, as a friend, 563 00:28:39,509 --> 00:28:40,749 it's a waste of time. 564 00:28:40,844 --> 00:28:43,506 Off the record, even though UNC was a Converse school, 565 00:28:43,597 --> 00:28:45,429 Michael wore Adidas during practice. 566 00:28:46,850 --> 00:28:48,932 He put on Converse right before the game started. 567 00:28:49,019 --> 00:28:50,384 The second the final buzzer sounded... 568 00:28:50,479 --> 00:28:52,061 ...Adidas back on. 569 00:28:52,147 --> 00:28:53,729 -Bullshit. -Ask Dean. 570 00:28:53,815 --> 00:28:54,805 You said it was off the record. 571 00:28:54,900 --> 00:28:56,516 I didn't say you had to tell him where you heard it. 572 00:28:56,610 --> 00:28:58,066 Trust me, Converse knows it, too. 573 00:28:58,153 --> 00:29:00,565 I've already seen Adidas' mock-up presentation. 574 00:29:00,656 --> 00:29:02,647 Three words, state of the art. 575 00:29:02,741 --> 00:29:03,902 That's four. 576 00:29:03,992 --> 00:29:06,404 You're a stalking horse, at best. 577 00:29:06,495 --> 00:29:09,704 And a slow, fat stalking horse, So you're not even credible. 578 00:29:09,790 --> 00:29:11,827 You know he'll be miserable at Adidas. 579 00:29:11,917 --> 00:29:14,454 I mean, it's a shit show over there since Adolf died. 580 00:29:14,544 --> 00:29:17,411 -Adi, Sonny. He went by Adi. -His name was Adolf. 581 00:29:17,506 --> 00:29:19,497 I mean, the guy's name was literally Adolf. 582 00:29:19,591 --> 00:29:21,173 -He was a good man. -He kept the name. 583 00:29:21,260 --> 00:29:24,719 It's Adi. Adi Dassler. Adi-Das. Adidas. 584 00:29:24,805 --> 00:29:26,216 -That's what it stands for. -He was in the Hitler Youth. 585 00:29:26,306 --> 00:29:27,341 No, he wasn't. Don't say that. 586 00:29:27,432 --> 00:29:30,265 I saw a picture of him, personally, wearing a swastika. 587 00:29:30,352 --> 00:29:31,387 The guy had the haircut. 588 00:29:31,478 --> 00:29:33,560 -We all have a past. -Look, David, 589 00:29:33,647 --> 00:29:35,888 some of us have our past and some of us were Nazis. 590 00:29:35,983 --> 00:29:36,814 There's a line. 591 00:29:36,942 --> 00:29:39,855 Well, he's dead. We're meeting with the whole family. 592 00:29:40,445 --> 00:29:41,276 When is the meeting? 593 00:29:41,363 --> 00:29:45,277 Uh, Jordan's going to Boston on Thursday, that's Converse. 594 00:29:45,367 --> 00:29:47,654 And then Nuremberg for Adidas on Saturday, 595 00:29:47,744 --> 00:29:48,825 -and then we're gonna close. -Nuremberg? 596 00:29:48,912 --> 00:29:50,323 Would you cut the shit? It's close to... 597 00:29:50,539 --> 00:29:51,404 It's near there. 598 00:29:51,498 --> 00:29:53,080 They wanna close is the point. 599 00:29:54,710 --> 00:29:56,292 What are they offering? 600 00:29:57,462 --> 00:30:00,045 I don't see a world where it's south of 250. 601 00:30:00,132 --> 00:30:01,748 No fucking way. 602 00:30:01,842 --> 00:30:03,253 - Let me explain. - Nope. 603 00:30:03,343 --> 00:30:06,461 Listen, Michael Jordan is the player we've been waiting for. 604 00:30:06,555 --> 00:30:09,764 Yeah. But you said the same thing about Artis Gilmore last year and Bobby Jones. 605 00:30:09,850 --> 00:30:12,592 All right, well, if perfection is the goal, then I'm doomed, right? 606 00:30:12,686 --> 00:30:14,097 I-I mean, I'm not gonna hit every shot. 607 00:30:14,187 --> 00:30:16,474 How about one shot? A shot, ever. 608 00:30:16,565 --> 00:30:17,851 It's part of gambling, Phil. 609 00:30:17,941 --> 00:30:20,308 -You don't win every hand. -This isn't a craps table. 610 00:30:20,402 --> 00:30:21,733 And we don't have unlimited checks to write-- 611 00:30:21,820 --> 00:30:22,776 I'm not asking for unlimited. 612 00:30:22,863 --> 00:30:24,399 I'm asking for what you already budgeted. 613 00:30:24,489 --> 00:30:25,900 -On one player. -Yes. 614 00:30:25,991 --> 00:30:28,153 Don't confuse desperation with vision, Sonny. 615 00:30:28,243 --> 00:30:30,905 We're actually gonna need more than that. 616 00:30:30,996 --> 00:30:34,239 For a rookie who's never set foot on an NBA court? 617 00:30:34,333 --> 00:30:36,870 That's the literal definition of rookie, yeah. 618 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:38,997 Magic Johnson doesn't have his own shoe. 619 00:30:39,087 --> 00:30:40,077 Exactly. 620 00:30:42,257 --> 00:30:43,918 I can't justify that to the board, 621 00:30:44,009 --> 00:30:45,420 so there's no point in having this discussion. 622 00:30:45,510 --> 00:30:47,421 All right, let me put it to you this way. 623 00:30:47,512 --> 00:30:50,254 I'm willing to bet my career on Michael Jordan. 624 00:30:50,349 --> 00:30:52,260 Oh, come on, man. 625 00:30:52,351 --> 00:30:54,467 You asked what I do here. This is what I do. 626 00:30:54,561 --> 00:30:55,926 I find you players. 627 00:30:56,021 --> 00:30:57,603 And I fucking feel it this time. 628 00:30:58,231 --> 00:30:59,596 Yeah, okay, it's risky. 629 00:30:59,691 --> 00:31:00,931 When you were selling sneakers 630 00:31:01,026 --> 00:31:02,767 out of the back of your Plymouth, that was risky. 631 00:31:02,861 --> 00:31:04,852 It took balls. I mean, that's why we're all here. 632 00:31:04,946 --> 00:31:06,311 Don't change that now. 633 00:31:06,406 --> 00:31:08,317 Phil, I mean, if you look at him, 634 00:31:08,450 --> 00:31:10,782 if you really look at Jordan like I did, 635 00:31:10,869 --> 00:31:12,485 you're gonna see exactly what I see. 636 00:31:12,621 --> 00:31:13,986 Which is what? 637 00:31:14,081 --> 00:31:16,789 The most competitive guy I have ever seen. 638 00:31:16,875 --> 00:31:18,457 He is a fucking killer. 639 00:31:20,003 --> 00:31:21,619 Who's the competition? 640 00:31:21,713 --> 00:31:24,751 - Well, uh-- - Don't tell me. 641 00:31:34,810 --> 00:31:37,928 I know the last thing any of us wanna talk about today is business. 642 00:31:38,021 --> 00:31:40,137 I... I can't imagine the grief. 643 00:31:41,066 --> 00:31:43,273 Ah, as Adi would say, 644 00:31:44,027 --> 00:31:45,563 "We must go on." 645 00:31:45,654 --> 00:31:46,735 He did say that. 646 00:31:47,406 --> 00:31:49,693 We have a great opportunity for Adidas America. 647 00:31:52,661 --> 00:31:53,492 -Very good. -Good. 648 00:31:57,958 --> 00:31:59,494 We already got the number one pick. 649 00:32:01,002 --> 00:32:02,538 Who's next on the hit list? 650 00:32:05,382 --> 00:32:06,213 Scoreboard. 651 00:32:07,175 --> 00:32:09,007 What the fuck, guys? We're doing this? 652 00:32:09,094 --> 00:32:11,426 I don't know. I mean, can-can we even get a meeting? 653 00:32:11,513 --> 00:32:12,423 Rob? 654 00:32:12,514 --> 00:32:13,754 Phil, you're signing off on this? 655 00:32:13,849 --> 00:32:16,716 No, it's a stupid fucking idea. I said, "Can we get a meeting?" 656 00:32:17,352 --> 00:32:18,592 I'll call Falk. 657 00:32:18,687 --> 00:32:20,303 Submit an offer, then we can talk meeting. 658 00:32:20,397 --> 00:32:21,637 / can't do that. 659 00:32:21,731 --> 00:32:24,223 Then I have no responsibility to inform my client. 660 00:32:24,317 --> 00:32:28,106 Two hundred fifty thousand is what you can expect. 661 00:32:28,196 --> 00:32:30,153 I need it in writing. 662 00:32:31,074 --> 00:32:33,406 When the offer comes, it'll be in writing. 663 00:32:33,493 --> 00:32:34,574 I look forward to see that. 664 00:32:34,661 --> 00:32:36,322 I can't wait to waste six hours flying out there. 665 00:32:36,413 --> 00:32:39,997 Why can't you get a base on the East Coast like a normal company? 666 00:32:40,834 --> 00:32:42,040 They love it out here. 667 00:32:42,127 --> 00:32:43,583 I'm glad they're happy. 668 00:32:43,670 --> 00:32:45,456 Hey, how are the parents? 669 00:32:45,547 --> 00:32:47,333 Smart as hell. Don't pull any bullshit on them. 670 00:32:47,424 --> 00:32:48,630 They don't want to be sold to. 671 00:32:48,717 --> 00:32:50,708 Yeah? Are they home now in Carolina? 672 00:32:50,802 --> 00:32:52,008 Don't call them, okay? 673 00:32:52,095 --> 00:32:53,381 I'm not fucking kidding. 674 00:32:53,472 --> 00:32:55,383 That'd be inappropriate and unprofessional. 675 00:32:55,474 --> 00:32:57,431 So is outright refusing a meeting. 676 00:32:58,059 --> 00:32:59,140 That's just business. 677 00:32:59,227 --> 00:33:01,013 Why does Michael want Adidas? 678 00:33:01,563 --> 00:33:03,179 Because he likes their tracksuits. 679 00:33:03,732 --> 00:33:06,565 We'll get him every tracksuit he's ever wanted. 680 00:33:06,651 --> 00:33:08,392 He's a kid. He's not thinking about what he will have. 681 00:33:08,487 --> 00:33:09,943 He's thinking about what he doesn't have right now. 682 00:33:10,030 --> 00:33:10,861 You know what else he wants? 683 00:33:10,947 --> 00:33:12,733 - What? - A car. 684 00:33:12,824 --> 00:33:14,656 Red Mercedes 380 SL. 685 00:33:14,743 --> 00:33:17,781 But, fortunately, he's got an extremely savvy adviser 686 00:33:17,871 --> 00:33:19,236 who thinks long term. 687 00:33:19,331 --> 00:33:22,790 You know, it's really your humility, David, that's so impressive. 688 00:33:24,127 --> 00:33:25,288 You know what I think? 689 00:33:25,921 --> 00:33:27,878 You don't have authorization to make a written offer. 690 00:33:28,006 --> 00:33:30,373 Unless I see an offer in writing, 691 00:33:30,467 --> 00:33:32,378 I have no obligation to inform my client. 692 00:33:33,178 --> 00:33:35,169 David, don't fucking hang... 693 00:33:49,444 --> 00:33:52,027 Stan, hey. Get me a ticket to L.A. 694 00:33:52,113 --> 00:33:53,979 Plane ticket. Leave it at the gate. 695 00:33:55,116 --> 00:33:57,699 Oh, hey, Al. I not gonna make the meeting tomorrow morning. 696 00:33:57,786 --> 00:33:59,242 I got to go to L. A. to see George Raveling. 697 00:33:59,329 --> 00:34:00,160 Who? 698 00:34:00,247 --> 00:34:02,079 How'd you get a job in the basketball division? 699 00:34:02,165 --> 00:34:03,280 George Raveling. 700 00:34:03,375 --> 00:34:04,865 Coach at the Olympics, Iowa. 701 00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:06,746 Best man at my wedding. Jesus, Al. 702 00:34:20,767 --> 00:34:23,054 It's... It's... It's ridiculous. 703 00:34:23,687 --> 00:34:26,645 I tried. I tried to put the word in for you guys... 704 00:34:26,898 --> 00:34:29,390 -...during the Olympics. Just... -I know. I appreciate it, man. 705 00:34:29,484 --> 00:34:31,066 Michael's not coming to Nike. 706 00:34:31,695 --> 00:34:34,153 He doesn't even want to meet. You know? 707 00:34:34,281 --> 00:34:35,817 Uh, and believe me, 708 00:34:35,907 --> 00:34:38,194 I-I told him multiple times. 709 00:34:39,369 --> 00:34:40,825 And-and we got along. 710 00:34:40,912 --> 00:34:42,903 He just doesn't like the shoe. 711 00:34:42,998 --> 00:34:44,659 He's never worn the shoes. 712 00:34:44,791 --> 00:34:50,537 He did say if somebody was to buy him a red Mercedes 380SL, 713 00:34:50,630 --> 00:34:54,248 he would sign a shoe contract for life with anybody. 714 00:34:54,884 --> 00:34:55,715 Except Nike. 715 00:35:00,181 --> 00:35:01,592 There's nothing cool about Nike. 716 00:35:01,725 --> 00:35:02,931 Even what it means. 717 00:35:03,018 --> 00:35:05,259 Adidas, "All Day I Dream About Sex." 718 00:35:05,353 --> 00:35:06,969 Puma, "Please Use My Ass." 719 00:35:07,063 --> 00:35:09,270 -That's not what it means. -"Nike" has no-no meaning. 720 00:35:10,025 --> 00:35:11,265 How are the parents? 721 00:35:11,359 --> 00:35:13,316 Solid. She runs shit. 722 00:35:14,321 --> 00:35:15,152 -Really? -Mm-hmm. 723 00:35:15,238 --> 00:35:17,525 Well, so maybe I should talk to her. 724 00:35:18,158 --> 00:35:22,777 Hey, you bypass the agents and talk directly to the family, 725 00:35:22,871 --> 00:35:24,282 you're gonna lose your job. 726 00:35:24,372 --> 00:35:25,203 I don't know what's wrong with me. 727 00:35:25,915 --> 00:35:28,703 I been doing this 20 years. I've never had a feeling like this. 728 00:35:28,793 --> 00:35:30,124 You know when you get a feeling. 729 00:35:30,879 --> 00:35:32,290 -You know? -Yeah. 730 00:35:32,380 --> 00:35:33,370 You know what? 731 00:35:33,465 --> 00:35:34,671 Don't lose that. 732 00:35:35,634 --> 00:35:37,341 Even if I get fired? 733 00:35:37,427 --> 00:35:38,758 Summer, 1963. 734 00:35:38,845 --> 00:35:41,007 A friend of my father's asked me and his son 735 00:35:41,097 --> 00:35:43,088 to come down to a march in town. 736 00:35:43,725 --> 00:35:46,638 Now, mind you, I have a full scholarship 737 00:35:46,728 --> 00:35:47,934 -at Villanova. -Mm-hmm. 738 00:35:48,021 --> 00:35:48,886 Right? 739 00:35:49,981 --> 00:35:51,221 But I got this feeling. 740 00:35:52,150 --> 00:35:53,140 Don't know why. 741 00:35:54,069 --> 00:35:55,025 So I go. 742 00:35:56,071 --> 00:35:57,277 I get down there. 743 00:35:57,364 --> 00:35:59,901 One of the organizers see two 6'4" Black kids 744 00:36:00,033 --> 00:36:02,616 and they're like, "Oh, you guys want to help with security?" 745 00:36:03,912 --> 00:36:05,619 So, now we're the Fruits of Islam. 746 00:36:05,705 --> 00:36:07,036 They take us down there. 747 00:36:07,123 --> 00:36:10,241 They throw us up onstage, right on the podium. 748 00:36:10,835 --> 00:36:11,825 There's cameras. 749 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:13,536 One of the boosters has to be a Klan member. 750 00:36:13,630 --> 00:36:14,791 You know? 751 00:36:17,217 --> 00:36:19,675 But this voice kept telling me I should stay. 752 00:36:19,761 --> 00:36:21,217 And I'm there five hours, 753 00:36:21,304 --> 00:36:23,090 and I'm just sweating like... 754 00:36:23,723 --> 00:36:26,681 Then I saw the last speaker's speech. 755 00:36:27,519 --> 00:36:29,055 We walked off stage. 756 00:36:30,271 --> 00:36:31,511 I said to him. I said, 757 00:36:32,065 --> 00:36:34,306 "Hey, that was the best speech I ever heard." 758 00:36:35,026 --> 00:36:37,017 He said, "Thank you, young man." 759 00:36:37,112 --> 00:36:40,070 He takes the speech, he folds it up, and he puts it in my pocket. 760 00:36:40,782 --> 00:36:43,740 Later, I'm looking for my favorite line. It's not in there. 761 00:36:43,827 --> 00:36:48,492 Then I notice the whole second half of the speech is completely different. 762 00:36:50,375 --> 00:36:52,036 What was the line you were looking for? 763 00:36:53,378 --> 00:36:54,413 "I have a dream." 764 00:36:54,504 --> 00:36:56,245 Come on. Get the fuck out of here. 765 00:36:56,339 --> 00:36:58,125 -The "I Have a Dr..." You have that? -Yeah. 766 00:36:58,299 --> 00:36:59,960 See, the first half, 767 00:37:00,051 --> 00:37:02,759 he noticed the audience wasn't with him. 768 00:37:03,888 --> 00:37:05,629 And he changed the whole thing, 769 00:37:05,724 --> 00:37:07,385 made the whole speech up... 770 00:37:07,517 --> 00:37:09,508 -...right there on the spot. -Wow. 771 00:37:09,936 --> 00:37:13,804 So, are you saying I should contact the Jordans and-and... 772 00:37:13,898 --> 00:37:15,514 Fuck no. 773 00:37:15,650 --> 00:37:17,061 You just fucking said that that's what I should do. 774 00:37:17,152 --> 00:37:18,267 No, but that's your voice. 775 00:37:18,361 --> 00:37:20,398 Your voice tells you to do stupid shit. 776 00:37:20,488 --> 00:37:23,822 My voice made me a part of history. 777 00:37:25,744 --> 00:37:28,156 You have the speech. That's incredible. 778 00:37:29,998 --> 00:37:32,490 I also have Abe Lincoln's. 779 00:37:32,584 --> 00:37:35,326 Were you doing security for that one, too? 780 00:37:35,420 --> 00:37:36,706 Oh, I'm fucking that old now? 781 00:38:03,114 --> 00:38:04,104 - Sonny. - Hey. 782 00:38:05,533 --> 00:38:07,115 Looking all over for you. 783 00:38:07,202 --> 00:38:08,112 I was just here, man, 784 00:38:08,203 --> 00:38:09,693 having a cup of coffee before I got to the house. 785 00:38:11,539 --> 00:38:13,325 I'm thinking of reaching out to the parents. 786 00:38:14,125 --> 00:38:16,412 -Reaching out to Jordan's parents? -Yeah. 787 00:38:17,420 --> 00:38:19,707 Sonny, that ain't something you take lightly, man. 788 00:38:19,798 --> 00:38:22,335 You go around Falk, you better close. 789 00:38:26,846 --> 00:38:28,007 Listen. 790 00:38:29,682 --> 00:38:30,922 You made me believe, man. 791 00:38:31,017 --> 00:38:32,849 Y-You started the Dapper Dan tournament. 792 00:38:33,520 --> 00:38:34,806 You got them all there, 793 00:38:34,896 --> 00:38:36,933 the greatest high school players in the country. 794 00:38:37,982 --> 00:38:40,770 You might've forgot about this, but I was invited. 795 00:38:41,319 --> 00:38:42,559 Best day of my life. 796 00:38:43,112 --> 00:38:44,773 Then I blew out my damn knee. 797 00:38:48,535 --> 00:38:51,903 It don't matter about what Phil is thinking 798 00:38:51,996 --> 00:38:53,111 or anybody's thinking. 799 00:38:54,207 --> 00:38:56,790 All that matters is how much do you believe? 800 00:38:57,961 --> 00:38:59,292 I believe in you. 801 00:39:00,171 --> 00:39:03,289 You know, I was actually expecting you to try to talk me out of it. 802 00:39:03,424 --> 00:39:04,914 You wasn't gonna listen anyway. 803 00:39:05,593 --> 00:39:07,800 But if you get fired, I got a one-bedroom apartment. 804 00:39:07,887 --> 00:39:09,878 I ain't got no more room for nobody. I'm sorry. 805 00:39:09,973 --> 00:39:13,341 I got two rags, one towel. It's all I got. 806 00:39:36,416 --> 00:39:38,202 Uh, where... where is he? 807 00:39:39,460 --> 00:39:40,291 He didn't come in. 808 00:39:40,879 --> 00:39:41,710 Is he sick? 809 00:39:42,338 --> 00:39:44,204 I'm not actually his secretary. 810 00:39:44,299 --> 00:39:45,710 He doesn't have a secretary. 811 00:39:46,968 --> 00:39:48,129 Where is he? 812 00:39:57,312 --> 00:39:58,802 - Hello. - Strass. 813 00:39:59,522 --> 00:40:01,183 Hey, where the hell are you? 814 00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:03,982 North Carolina. 815 00:40:11,367 --> 00:40:13,779 God damn it, Sonny. What happened to a phone call? 816 00:40:13,870 --> 00:40:15,861 I'm calling you now. I'm in the car. 817 00:40:15,955 --> 00:40:18,037 The rental car has a phone in it. 818 00:40:18,750 --> 00:40:20,286 Yeah. Not me. The parents. 819 00:40:20,376 --> 00:40:23,084 It would have been unprofessional for me to just call them up. 820 00:40:23,171 --> 00:40:25,037 Right, so you just thought you'd show up at their front door. 821 00:40:25,131 --> 00:40:28,123 Look, if anybody back there asks where I am, just tell them I'm sick. 822 00:40:28,217 --> 00:40:30,083 You got it. Sick in the head. 823 00:41:47,463 --> 00:41:48,453 Excuse me. 824 00:41:49,549 --> 00:41:51,460 -Excuse me, sir? -Can I help you? 825 00:41:51,551 --> 00:41:53,087 Hey, I'm looking for the Jordans. 826 00:41:53,761 --> 00:41:55,843 Well, you're in the right place. 827 00:41:55,972 --> 00:41:57,588 Are you Mr. Jordan? 828 00:41:57,682 --> 00:41:58,592 James. 829 00:41:58,683 --> 00:42:00,594 Uh, Sonny Vaccaro. I'm with Nike. 830 00:42:00,685 --> 00:42:03,017 Oh, man. Here we go. 831 00:42:03,104 --> 00:42:04,310 - Oh... - James. 832 00:42:05,356 --> 00:42:06,187 Who is it? 833 00:42:06,858 --> 00:42:08,098 Hello, Mrs.-Mrs. Jordan. 834 00:42:08,234 --> 00:42:10,817 Uh, my name's Sonny Vaccaro. [-I'm with Nike. 835 00:42:10,903 --> 00:42:13,816 I believe Mr. Falk made it clear that we weren't interested. 836 00:42:14,449 --> 00:42:16,235 Yes, I-I was told not to call. 837 00:42:16,868 --> 00:42:18,404 Do you typically make it a habit of showing up 838 00:42:18,494 --> 00:42:20,576 at people's front doors unannounced? 839 00:42:20,663 --> 00:42:22,370 Maybe the worst of all my faults, 840 00:42:22,457 --> 00:42:24,539 and, believe me, there are many... 841 00:42:24,625 --> 00:42:26,787 I don't like to take no for an answer. 842 00:42:26,878 --> 00:42:29,290 And I actually think your son should be endorsed 843 00:42:29,380 --> 00:42:31,337 by someone with that exact mindset. 844 00:42:38,139 --> 00:42:40,597 All right. Come on back. Take a seat. 845 00:42:41,184 --> 00:42:42,219 Thank you. 846 00:42:44,854 --> 00:42:47,186 Deloris, I'm out here if you need me. 847 00:42:47,273 --> 00:42:49,139 - Okay, baby. - All right. 848 00:43:04,207 --> 00:43:08,826 Five generations of Jordans have lived and died in this forest by the highway. 849 00:43:09,712 --> 00:43:11,453 Been here since the Civil War. 850 00:43:11,547 --> 00:43:14,255 Some of these trees are over 800 years old. 851 00:43:23,476 --> 00:43:26,639 You know, it's quite presumptuous of you to show up at my door. 852 00:43:28,064 --> 00:43:30,647 But I believe the saying that if you say what you want, 853 00:43:30,775 --> 00:43:33,688 that's fine and good, but doing something about it, now... 854 00:43:35,029 --> 00:43:36,440 that's what really counts. 855 00:43:37,907 --> 00:43:40,319 -Is he here? -He is. 856 00:43:40,409 --> 00:43:42,821 But you don't need to see him. It's not time for that. 857 00:43:44,831 --> 00:43:46,413 Where'd you get that name? 858 00:43:46,499 --> 00:43:47,660 -Sonny. -Sonny. 859 00:43:47,750 --> 00:43:50,333 Uh, well... 860 00:43:51,087 --> 00:43:53,124 ...my mother had trouble bearing children. 861 00:43:53,214 --> 00:43:55,455 So when it finally happened, she said that when she was 862 00:43:55,550 --> 00:43:58,383 staring up at the bright, hot light in the hospital, 863 00:43:58,469 --> 00:44:00,176 all she could think about was the sun. 864 00:44:00,263 --> 00:44:02,300 -She still with us? -She's not. 865 00:44:02,390 --> 00:44:03,425 I'm sorry to hear that. 866 00:44:03,516 --> 00:44:05,928 Thank you. Yeah. It was a long time ago. 867 00:44:06,018 --> 00:44:08,305 But... but she did her best to raise us. 868 00:44:10,022 --> 00:44:13,060 I think it's admirable, giving your life for your family. 869 00:44:13,151 --> 00:44:16,018 You give and give until there's nothing left to give. 870 00:44:16,112 --> 00:44:19,275 Then you give some more, but... 871 00:44:19,866 --> 00:44:20,697 ...it's worth it. 872 00:44:21,325 --> 00:44:22,815 -You're good at this. -Yeah. 873 00:44:23,578 --> 00:44:26,240 We're sitting here talking about my parents instead of about you. 874 00:44:26,372 --> 00:44:30,036 Well, I've had a lot of practice. There's no doubt about that. 875 00:44:30,126 --> 00:44:30,957 Yeah. 876 00:44:31,794 --> 00:44:33,876 Mr. Vaccaro, now, you do understand 877 00:44:33,963 --> 00:44:36,375 that Michael's intention is to sign with Adidas 878 00:44:36,465 --> 00:44:38,047 with Converse as a second option? 879 00:44:38,134 --> 00:44:38,965 I do. 880 00:44:39,051 --> 00:44:41,133 And with respect, I think that's a mistake. 881 00:44:41,971 --> 00:44:44,303 Um, I... I'll make a bet with you. 882 00:44:44,390 --> 00:44:47,223 I'll-I'll tell you exactly how those meetings are gonna go, 883 00:44:47,310 --> 00:44:50,598 and if I'm wrong, then... then don't take a meeting with Nike. 884 00:44:50,688 --> 00:44:52,019 But if I'm right, 885 00:44:52,648 --> 00:44:56,357 please consider that-that you and Michael come out. 886 00:44:59,280 --> 00:45:00,361 -This is Converse, by the way. -Mm-hmm. 887 00:45:00,448 --> 00:45:03,236 John O'Neil will have his hair gelled up like an asshole. 888 00:45:03,326 --> 00:45:04,316 Excuse me. 889 00:45:04,410 --> 00:45:07,027 Bunch of them will be wearing red ties for the Bulls. 890 00:45:07,121 --> 00:45:08,907 John will have a Rolex for sure. 891 00:45:09,540 --> 00:45:10,371 Um... 892 00:45:10,458 --> 00:45:12,540 "Um, now, I've seen a lot of basketball, 893 00:45:12,627 --> 00:45:15,870 but the feeling that I get when I see Michael, 894 00:45:15,963 --> 00:45:18,546 there's only a few other players who gave me that feeling." 895 00:45:19,842 --> 00:45:21,833 Now, when he's done, 896 00:45:21,928 --> 00:45:24,295 I'd love it if you would ask him a question. 897 00:45:24,931 --> 00:45:27,639 "How's Michael gonna stand out from these other players? 898 00:45:27,725 --> 00:45:29,181 How's he gonna be different?" 899 00:45:30,519 --> 00:45:32,305 What about Michael's meeting with Adidas? 900 00:45:32,396 --> 00:45:35,354 Michael's top choice is Adidas. 901 00:45:35,483 --> 00:45:36,814 "Hello, Mrs. Jordan, welcome to--" 902 00:45:36,901 --> 00:45:38,232 Oh, no. You can just tell me. 903 00:45:38,319 --> 00:45:39,605 Okay, yes. Sorry. 904 00:45:40,655 --> 00:45:41,816 Here's what they'll say. 905 00:45:42,907 --> 00:45:45,740 "We have the best shoes, plain and simple. 906 00:45:45,826 --> 00:45:47,817 All leather. All the kids want to wear them. 907 00:45:47,912 --> 00:45:49,823 Converse isn't this cool." 908 00:45:49,914 --> 00:45:51,029 And... 909 00:45:51,165 --> 00:45:53,452 I mean, this is me talking now and not Adidas. 910 00:45:53,542 --> 00:45:56,830 They're not wrong. I get why Michael wants to go there. 911 00:45:57,505 --> 00:45:59,587 -Here's what you should ask them. -Mm-hmm. 912 00:46:00,341 --> 00:46:02,173 "Who's running your company?" 913 00:46:02,260 --> 00:46:04,422 I think four different people in that room 914 00:46:04,512 --> 00:46:06,344 are gonna give you four different answers. 915 00:46:06,430 --> 00:46:08,512 And that's the problem at Adidas right now. 916 00:46:08,599 --> 00:46:11,057 And it's gonna be a real headache for you for the next few years. 917 00:46:12,228 --> 00:46:13,684 What should I ask you? 918 00:46:14,438 --> 00:46:17,021 Ask me why I'm in Wilmington, North Carolina. 919 00:46:18,109 --> 00:46:20,567 Why are you in Wilmington, North Carolina? 920 00:46:23,864 --> 00:46:25,650 Because I believe in your son. 921 00:46:27,076 --> 00:46:28,908 I believe he's different. 922 00:46:30,788 --> 00:46:34,406 And I believe you might be the only person on Earth who knows it. 923 00:46:37,086 --> 00:46:38,918 That's why I'm in Wilmington, North Carolina. 924 00:46:43,092 --> 00:46:45,459 Well, Mr. Vaccaro, thank you for coming. 925 00:46:46,554 --> 00:46:48,170 -Thank you. -All right. 926 00:46:56,230 --> 00:46:58,346 You got a lot of balls, you piece of shit! 927 00:46:58,441 --> 00:47:00,182 You fat fuck! 928 00:47:00,318 --> 00:47:02,150 You show up at the house? 929 00:47:02,236 --> 00:47:03,067 Hey, let me ask you something. 930 00:47:03,154 --> 00:47:04,736 Is everybody from Pennsylvania this stupid? 931 00:47:04,822 --> 00:47:07,063 I mean, are you trying to ruin your fucking career? 932 00:47:07,158 --> 00:47:08,865 It's David Falk. 933 00:47:08,951 --> 00:47:10,487 You show up at the house! 934 00:47:10,578 --> 00:47:13,411 Well, you said it would be unprofessional to call. 935 00:47:13,497 --> 00:47:14,328 That's real fucking funny. 936 00:47:14,415 --> 00:47:18,249 You know, m-my job is to protect Michael and his family from people like you. 937 00:47:18,336 --> 00:47:21,078 When you go around me, you make me look ineffectual. 938 00:47:21,172 --> 00:47:24,164 And if you end up signing him, it makes me look irrelevant. 939 00:47:24,258 --> 00:47:25,669 Now, that's the worst thing you can do to an agent. 940 00:47:25,760 --> 00:47:28,218 Look, if your irrelevance is becoming self-evident to your client, 941 00:47:28,304 --> 00:47:29,920 I don't see how that's my fault. 942 00:47:30,014 --> 00:47:32,551 I mean, I think that's maybe something you should take up with your therapist. 943 00:47:32,641 --> 00:47:35,099 You don't want to talk to my therapist. 944 00:47:35,186 --> 00:47:36,347 You don't want to have a life 945 00:47:36,437 --> 00:47:38,599 half as fucking miserable as my therapist. 946 00:47:38,689 --> 00:47:40,600 But you're giving me no choice. 947 00:47:40,691 --> 00:47:42,682 Because now, after what you did, 948 00:47:42,777 --> 00:47:45,235 unless you make some fucking miracle dream deal with the Jordans, 949 00:47:45,363 --> 00:47:48,321 unless you stop making that fucking Air Sole 950 00:47:48,407 --> 00:47:50,899 and start making the entire company Air fucking Michael Jordan, 951 00:47:50,993 --> 00:47:54,611 I'll bury you alive and light you on fire 952 00:47:54,705 --> 00:47:56,946 and dance and piss on your grave 953 00:47:57,041 --> 00:47:59,578 and fuck the eyehole of your skull. 954 00:48:00,503 --> 00:48:01,959 You're right, I don't want to be your therapist. 955 00:48:02,046 --> 00:48:03,582 You want to fuck with me? 956 00:48:03,672 --> 00:48:06,755 You fucking herpes simplex 2 motherfucker! 957 00:48:06,842 --> 00:48:09,960 You know, the fact that you know there's a second simplex of herpes 958 00:48:10,054 --> 00:48:11,419 makes me think that you might have it, David. 959 00:48:11,514 --> 00:48:13,801 Of course I do! Everyone has herpes! 960 00:48:13,891 --> 00:48:15,131 You know why you don't, Sonny? 961 00:48:15,226 --> 00:48:17,217 Because no one will fuck you. No one. 962 00:48:17,311 --> 00:48:19,097 I never looked at it that way. 963 00:48:19,188 --> 00:48:20,644 You know what? I'm a fucking monster, okay? 964 00:48:20,731 --> 00:48:22,813 My lawyers are on six-figure retainers. 965 00:48:22,900 --> 00:48:23,981 I will break you in half. 966 00:48:24,068 --> 00:48:25,934 I will take your balls and nibble on them. 967 00:48:26,028 --> 00:48:28,861 I will chew your fucking nutsack. Do you hear me? 968 00:48:28,948 --> 00:48:32,157 I will fucking take your nuts and fucking eat them. 969 00:48:32,243 --> 00:48:34,109 I will eat your fucking nuts. 970 00:48:34,203 --> 00:48:35,068 You know what... 971 00:48:35,162 --> 00:48:36,527 I'm sick of your shit. 972 00:48:37,540 --> 00:48:39,622 Wh-What? You think it's funny? You think it's funny? Think it's funny? 973 00:48:39,708 --> 00:48:40,743 David, come on, okay? 974 00:48:40,835 --> 00:48:43,042 We're on a telephone 3,000 miles apart. 975 00:48:43,129 --> 00:48:44,961 We're two out-of-shape middle-aged guys. 976 00:48:45,047 --> 00:48:46,128 This is a little ridiculous. 977 00:48:46,215 --> 00:48:47,922 I'm not out of shape. I'm in great shape. 978 00:48:48,008 --> 00:48:49,669 I'm in great shape. 979 00:48:49,760 --> 00:48:51,797 When's the last time you saw me? I'm in fucking great shape. 980 00:48:51,929 --> 00:48:53,340 I believe you, David. 981 00:48:53,431 --> 00:48:56,344 Unless you make an offer to Michael and close it 982 00:48:56,434 --> 00:48:59,347 I will personally ensure that no client of this agency 983 00:48:59,437 --> 00:49:00,973 ever signs a contract with Nike, 984 00:49:01,063 --> 00:49:04,977 and Nike will be out of the basketball business permanently. 985 00:49:05,067 --> 00:49:06,182 And so will you. 986 00:49:06,277 --> 00:49:07,938 What if we do make the deal? 987 00:49:09,238 --> 00:49:10,945 You and I will be best friends. 988 00:49:14,410 --> 00:49:15,241 It's Monday. 989 00:49:16,912 --> 00:49:17,743 [, I'm lost. 990 00:49:19,707 --> 00:49:22,244 They're coming to Beaverton, Columbo. Don't make me say it twice. 991 00:49:23,043 --> 00:49:24,283 They're c... They're coming out? 992 00:49:24,378 --> 00:49:26,289 They're coming... I'm saying it twice now, you fucking idiot. 993 00:49:26,380 --> 00:49:27,666 Okay, all right. 994 00:49:27,756 --> 00:49:29,292 Don't get ahead of yourself. 995 00:49:29,383 --> 00:49:31,215 Michael's not gonna be excited to be there, okay? 996 00:49:31,302 --> 00:49:33,293 His mother is making him go. 997 00:49:33,429 --> 00:49:34,635 I understand. 998 00:49:35,556 --> 00:49:36,842 -Hey, David? -Yeah? 999 00:49:36,932 --> 00:49:39,014 -I'll see you Monday. -Hey, fuck you! 1000 00:49:39,768 --> 00:49:40,678 Fuck! 1001 00:49:41,604 --> 00:49:42,639 Sonny? 1002 00:49:44,231 --> 00:49:45,721 Phil wants to see you in his office. 1003 00:49:45,816 --> 00:49:48,274 Oh, I'll... 1004 00:49:48,360 --> 00:49:50,226 Give me like 10, 15 minutes. 1005 00:49:50,321 --> 00:49:51,686 No, he said now. 1006 00:49:57,077 --> 00:49:59,785 Sonny, did you go to Michael Jordan's house 1007 00:49:59,872 --> 00:50:01,988 and sit down with his mother and schedule a meeting 1008 00:50:02,082 --> 00:50:04,289 with his family and this company for Monday? 1009 00:50:05,044 --> 00:50:06,534 We need a firm offer. 1010 00:50:06,962 --> 00:50:09,624 You don't have authorization to make any offer. 1011 00:50:09,715 --> 00:50:11,672 I understand from his representation 1012 00:50:11,759 --> 00:50:13,796 that he'll be expecting the entire amount: 1013 00:50:13,886 --> 00:50:15,672 250 a year, five years guaranteed. 1014 00:50:15,763 --> 00:50:17,219 We can't afford that offer. 1015 00:50:17,306 --> 00:50:19,297 Do you understand how irresponsible that is? 1016 00:50:19,391 --> 00:50:21,348 That's not. Converse is gonna come in at a hundred. 1017 00:50:21,435 --> 00:50:23,301 You know the Germans will easily match 250. 1018 00:50:23,395 --> 00:50:26,103 Sonny, I'm the boss. I'm the CEO of this company, okay? 1019 00:50:26,232 --> 00:50:28,018 I'm the CEO guy. You do what I tell you to do. 1020 00:50:28,150 --> 00:50:29,436 -You work for me. -If you want to mean something 1021 00:50:29,527 --> 00:50:31,109 in the basketball world, you got to spend. 1022 00:50:31,195 --> 00:50:32,777 Nothing in life is free, Phil. 1023 00:50:32,863 --> 00:50:35,321 Tell that to the college kids you keep giving our shoes away to for free. 1024 00:50:35,407 --> 00:50:36,272 That's working. 1025 00:50:36,408 --> 00:50:37,318 -That's a good idea. -Is it? 1026 00:50:37,451 --> 00:50:38,282 How do you know it's working? 1027 00:50:38,369 --> 00:50:39,734 It's theoretical value. It can't be measured. 1028 00:50:39,828 --> 00:50:40,863 It's a typical Sonny value. 1029 00:50:40,955 --> 00:50:42,366 And what was my first idea? 1030 00:50:42,456 --> 00:50:44,117 A high school all-star game. 1031 00:50:44,208 --> 00:50:45,949 Now every single company has 1032 00:50:46,043 --> 00:50:47,750 their own branded high school all-star game. 1033 00:50:47,836 --> 00:50:50,294 I'm giving away these ideas, Phil. Free. 1034 00:50:50,381 --> 00:50:52,292 That's the problem is you see them as your ideas. 1035 00:50:52,383 --> 00:50:54,420 It's about you and yourself and your ego. 1036 00:50:54,510 --> 00:50:56,342 There is no self. There's just the non-self. 1037 00:50:56,428 --> 00:50:57,293 -The non-self? -That's right. 1038 00:50:57,388 --> 00:51:00,050 Does the Dalai Lama have a grape-colored Porsche, Phil? 1039 00:51:00,182 --> 00:51:01,843 You fucking asshole, Sonny. 1040 00:51:01,934 --> 00:51:03,925 Are you trying to be an asshole? 1041 00:51:04,019 --> 00:51:06,010 Look, all I can do is give you my recommendation. 1042 00:51:06,105 --> 00:51:08,062 This is the strongest one I've ever had. 1043 00:51:09,024 --> 00:51:10,264 I'll tell you what. 1044 00:51:10,359 --> 00:51:11,349 If you want to go start your own company... 1045 00:51:11,443 --> 00:51:12,274 My own company. That's what I want. 1046 00:51:12,361 --> 00:51:13,192 - I wish you luck. -Start my own company. 1047 00:51:13,320 --> 00:51:14,685 -Yeah. -You can be impetuous. 1048 00:51:14,780 --> 00:51:16,487 You can make mistakes. You can be reckless. 1049 00:51:16,574 --> 00:51:19,157 But let me tell you how we do things at this company. 1050 00:51:19,243 --> 00:51:22,531 We make careful, strategic, measured, thoughtful decisions 1051 00:51:22,705 --> 00:51:23,695 with knowable outcomes. 1052 00:51:23,789 --> 00:51:26,030 Right, knowable and thoughtful and careful. 1053 00:51:27,042 --> 00:51:28,498 How'd you ever build this place, Phil? 1054 00:51:29,420 --> 00:51:30,501 Fuck you, Sonny. 1055 00:51:33,090 --> 00:51:34,706 Okay. 1056 00:51:34,800 --> 00:51:37,838 You know, you did it, you got the meeting. 1057 00:51:39,930 --> 00:51:41,967 You don't need a firm offer to prep a meeting. 1058 00:51:42,057 --> 00:51:44,139 So, unless I give you the go-ahead Sunday night, 1059 00:51:44,226 --> 00:51:46,593 you don't have a budget, a Michael Jordan line, 1060 00:51:46,687 --> 00:51:48,724 or a firm offer to make on Monday. 1061 00:51:48,814 --> 00:51:50,600 So I'll think about it, and if I change my mind, 1062 00:51:50,691 --> 00:51:51,977 I'll just cancel it. 1063 00:51:52,067 --> 00:51:54,809 I don't know how much more emphatically I can say this. 1064 00:51:54,903 --> 00:51:56,519 If we don't make this deal, 1065 00:51:56,614 --> 00:51:58,605 I don't know what my place is at this company. 1066 00:51:58,699 --> 00:52:00,360 I agree. 1067 00:52:47,456 --> 00:52:50,414 Would you like to risk any more on this hand, sir? 1068 00:52:50,959 --> 00:52:53,542 Maybe the deed to your house? 1069 00:52:54,713 --> 00:52:57,831 You're gonna need to pack some pajamas for tomorrow. 1070 00:52:57,925 --> 00:53:00,257 Um, we're not leaving the office. 1071 00:53:02,262 --> 00:53:04,629 Michael Jordan is coming to Beaverton. 1072 00:53:05,474 --> 00:53:07,340 Holy shit. 1073 00:53:08,394 --> 00:53:09,634 Time to see Pete. 1074 00:53:33,669 --> 00:53:35,501 To what do I owe the honor? 1075 00:53:36,130 --> 00:53:37,666 I need a shoe, Pete. 1076 00:53:37,756 --> 00:53:39,588 I would assume as much. 1077 00:53:39,675 --> 00:53:42,042 I need the greatest basketball shoe that's ever been made. 1078 00:53:42,136 --> 00:53:44,719 -How long do we have? -Monday. 1079 00:53:45,347 --> 00:53:46,337 Step into my office. 1080 00:53:48,475 --> 00:53:51,137 Hey, was that you, uh, on a skateboard in the parking lot? 1081 00:53:51,228 --> 00:53:53,139 -Yes. -What's that all about? 1082 00:53:53,230 --> 00:53:55,141 I'm having a midlife crisis. 1083 00:53:59,361 --> 00:54:00,977 It has to be individual. 1084 00:54:01,613 --> 00:54:02,694 But, think of it like this. 1085 00:54:02,781 --> 00:54:05,068 Uh, Converse are plain, ordinary shoes, right? 1086 00:54:05,159 --> 00:54:06,991 Every player wears the same one. 1087 00:54:07,077 --> 00:54:08,408 What we do with this one is, 1088 00:54:08,495 --> 00:54:10,702 rather than have the athlete wear one of our shoes, 1089 00:54:10,789 --> 00:54:13,998 we create the shoe around the athlete. 1090 00:54:14,084 --> 00:54:18,999 So, the shoe is a physical manifestation of the individual 1091 00:54:19,089 --> 00:54:24,209 rather than the individual as emblem of the corporate entity? 1092 00:54:25,554 --> 00:54:26,669 Something like that. 1093 00:54:26,764 --> 00:54:28,505 The requirements are: 1094 00:54:29,725 --> 00:54:31,261 speak as an individual, 1095 00:54:32,728 --> 00:54:34,719 market to a mass audience 1096 00:54:35,814 --> 00:54:39,728 and be the most beautiful shoe known to mankind. 1097 00:54:40,569 --> 00:54:41,400 Yes. 1098 00:54:41,487 --> 00:54:42,693 Form or function? 1099 00:54:44,323 --> 00:54:45,438 Uh... 1100 00:54:46,825 --> 00:54:50,363 Something can be beautiful, or it can be practical. 1101 00:54:50,454 --> 00:54:51,319 Rarely both. 1102 00:54:52,498 --> 00:54:53,954 Come up with something new. 1103 00:54:56,585 --> 00:55:00,328 Humans have been wearing shoes for thousands of years, 1104 00:55:00,464 --> 00:55:05,174 and the design has substantively changed once, 1105 00:55:05,260 --> 00:55:09,504 when they differentiated between the right and the left shoe. 1106 00:55:11,350 --> 00:55:13,591 That was 600 years ago. 1107 00:55:14,770 --> 00:55:16,101 Let's go form. 1108 00:55:16,188 --> 00:55:17,519 Beauty. 1109 00:55:17,606 --> 00:55:18,596 Not function? 1110 00:55:19,274 --> 00:55:20,730 You know what they say. 1111 00:55:20,818 --> 00:55:23,059 "Poetry only makes the world bearable. 1112 00:55:23,153 --> 00:55:24,735 It's engineering that got us to the Moon." 1113 00:55:24,822 --> 00:55:26,984 Shit. I gotta go. 1114 00:55:27,533 --> 00:55:29,444 Hey, just get started today. 1115 00:55:29,535 --> 00:55:31,276 Tomorrow's Saturday... 1116 00:55:32,204 --> 00:55:35,242 If you don't come in Saturday, don't bother coming in Sunday. 1117 00:55:35,332 --> 00:55:36,663 We're of like minds. 1118 00:55:37,251 --> 00:55:38,867 Who's the player for the shoe? 1119 00:55:40,754 --> 00:55:41,789 Michael Jordan. 1120 00:55:56,436 --> 00:55:59,053 Mrs. Jordan. It's a pleasure to meet you. 1121 00:55:59,189 --> 00:56:01,180 -It's a pleasure meeting you. -Mr. Jordan. 1122 00:56:01,275 --> 00:56:03,687 We sure do appreciate you making the long trip out here. 1123 00:56:03,777 --> 00:56:04,767 Right this way. 1124 00:56:04,862 --> 00:56:06,694 - Thank you. - Here we are. 1125 00:56:06,780 --> 00:56:08,066 - How was everything? - It was wonderful. 1126 00:56:08,156 --> 00:56:09,066 Yes? 1127 00:56:09,157 --> 00:56:11,364 Converse All Star. 1128 00:56:11,451 --> 00:56:15,115 They started out on the basketball court, but now... 1129 00:56:15,205 --> 00:56:17,242 They're everywhere. 1130 00:56:20,210 --> 00:56:21,746 They're everywhere. 1131 00:56:24,006 --> 00:56:25,041 They're everywhere. 1132 00:56:25,132 --> 00:56:26,372 Converse All Star. 1133 00:56:26,466 --> 00:56:29,800 Official athletic shoe of the 1984 Olympic Games. 1134 00:56:34,057 --> 00:56:37,641 The feeling I get when I see Michael play, 1135 00:56:37,728 --> 00:56:40,720 there are only a few other players who gave me that feeling. 1136 00:56:40,814 --> 00:56:44,227 And those players are here, at Converse. 1137 00:56:44,318 --> 00:56:45,649 It is that simple. 1138 00:56:45,736 --> 00:56:48,569 Michael, we're gonna treat you like our superstar 1139 00:56:48,655 --> 00:56:50,987 before you even set foot on an NBA court. 1140 00:56:51,074 --> 00:56:52,564 We're looking for a shoe 1141 00:56:52,701 --> 00:56:55,284 that holds appeal beyond the basketball court. 1142 00:56:55,370 --> 00:56:57,782 Well, what could hold more appeal than the shoe worn by 1143 00:56:57,873 --> 00:56:59,455 the best players in the game? 1144 00:56:59,541 --> 00:57:03,660 Tradition and history are paramount at Converse. 1145 00:57:04,421 --> 00:57:06,082 You have an impressive roster. 1146 00:57:06,757 --> 00:57:08,043 Best three players in the league 1147 00:57:08,133 --> 00:57:11,125 in Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Julius Erving. 1148 00:57:11,219 --> 00:57:13,301 But another way of looking at this is 1149 00:57:13,388 --> 00:57:16,597 that the best Michael will ever be with you is number four. 1150 00:57:17,935 --> 00:57:19,676 Frankly, ma'am, we're... 1151 00:57:20,270 --> 00:57:23,604 we're talking about Magic Johnson and Larry Bird here. 1152 00:57:24,691 --> 00:57:26,022 He's gonna play like them. 1153 00:57:26,944 --> 00:57:29,777 He's gonna be mentioned in the same sentence with them. 1154 00:57:30,364 --> 00:57:32,731 What can be better than that? 1155 00:57:37,746 --> 00:57:39,578 No, they're too bland. They're ju... just too white. 1156 00:57:39,665 --> 00:57:40,700 Not enough color in there. 1157 00:57:40,791 --> 00:57:44,204 I mean, the Bulls are red and black. Can you get more red in? 1158 00:57:44,294 --> 00:57:46,331 They literally are not permitted to be 1159 00:57:46,421 --> 00:57:50,164 a single additional percentage point of red. 1160 00:57:50,258 --> 00:57:51,748 Is that true? What is the actual rule? 1161 00:57:51,843 --> 00:57:54,175 51% of the shoe has to be white. 1162 00:57:54,721 --> 00:57:57,509 NBA is extremely strict about it. They'll fine him. 1163 00:57:58,100 --> 00:57:59,090 They'll fine him? 1164 00:57:59,184 --> 00:58:00,766 $5,000 a game. 1165 00:58:03,438 --> 00:58:04,519 We're fucked. 1166 00:58:10,028 --> 00:58:11,359 What about more red? 1167 00:58:14,324 --> 00:58:15,485 A lot more red. 1168 00:58:17,452 --> 00:58:19,784 And what about if we just pay the fines? 1169 00:58:20,706 --> 00:58:22,288 Make a commercial out of it. 1170 00:58:22,374 --> 00:58:24,206 You know, it'll give us headlines. 1171 00:58:24,292 --> 00:58:27,125 "They're gonna fine Michael Jordan for being too colorful." 1172 00:58:28,296 --> 00:58:29,331 Yes. 1173 00:58:31,299 --> 00:58:32,585 More red. 1174 00:58:33,343 --> 00:58:34,833 That's right. 1175 00:58:34,970 --> 00:58:37,712 Subversive. Individualistic. 1176 00:58:38,890 --> 00:58:40,096 That's it. 1177 00:58:42,894 --> 00:58:46,558 Do you men think about basketball shoes often? 1178 00:58:48,150 --> 00:58:50,938 - I mostly think about basketball. -More marketing. 1179 00:58:53,613 --> 00:58:55,945 Basketball shoes are the... 1180 00:58:57,117 --> 00:58:59,905 central preoccupation of my life. 1181 00:59:01,038 --> 00:59:02,494 -We know. -Yeah. 1182 00:59:02,581 --> 00:59:06,290 I've had one persisting obsession 1183 00:59:07,085 --> 00:59:09,918 that I've harbored and nurtured 1184 00:59:10,005 --> 00:59:13,293 in hopes of making the perfect basketball shoe. 1185 00:59:13,383 --> 00:59:17,297 I've been trying to apply that to the Sole line. 1186 00:59:18,764 --> 00:59:20,095 I thought it should be called... 1187 00:59:20,932 --> 00:59:23,014 Air Sole, but... 1188 00:59:23,101 --> 00:59:25,183 That's not it. 1189 00:59:27,189 --> 00:59:28,270 This is it. 1190 00:59:29,733 --> 00:59:30,894 What is it? 1191 00:59:31,902 --> 00:59:33,893 Air Jordan. 1192 00:59:38,075 --> 00:59:39,065 That's perfect. 1193 00:59:40,660 --> 00:59:42,025 Yeah. 1194 00:59:42,662 --> 00:59:43,868 What's wrong? 1195 00:59:43,955 --> 00:59:47,073 I think David Falk said the same name. 1196 00:59:48,376 --> 00:59:49,207 What? 1197 00:59:51,797 --> 00:59:54,004 -You know, fuck that guy. -We'll just tell him he said it. 1198 00:59:54,091 --> 00:59:55,126 -Yeah. -You said it. 1199 00:59:55,217 --> 00:59:56,628 - Okay. - David Falk can-- 1200 00:59:56,760 --> 00:59:58,171 - Your idea, Pete. - My... my idea. 1201 00:59:58,261 --> 00:59:59,376 Yeah. Air Jordan. 1202 01:00:24,621 --> 01:00:26,658 I like this place better when it's empty. 1203 01:00:26,748 --> 01:00:27,954 What does that say about me? 1204 01:00:28,041 --> 01:00:32,501 You know, Sonny, this doesn't work out, jobs are gone, checks are gone. 1205 01:00:32,587 --> 01:00:33,827 You know that, right? 1206 01:00:33,922 --> 01:00:35,412 Well, you'll get another job. 1207 01:00:35,507 --> 01:00:37,544 What I do you can't put on a résumé. 1208 01:00:38,176 --> 01:00:40,634 I wouldn't worry about it. You're very, very convincing. 1209 01:00:40,720 --> 01:00:42,427 Yeah. That's my job. 1210 01:00:42,514 --> 01:00:45,848 But I also know that sometimes people can be completely and totally wrong. 1211 01:00:45,934 --> 01:00:47,265 Okay? 1212 01:00:47,352 --> 01:00:49,639 You know, like-like somebody really sold the emperor on, 1213 01:00:49,729 --> 01:00:51,891 "We should bomb Pearl Harbor." Okay? 1214 01:00:51,982 --> 01:00:53,564 Are you likening yourself to Hirohito? 1215 01:00:53,650 --> 01:00:56,392 We can take this stuff, right? 'Cause the cashier's not here. 1216 01:00:56,486 --> 01:00:57,476 Well, I mean, in a way, I am. 1217 01:00:57,571 --> 01:00:59,812 You know, uh, you know that-that new, uh, 1218 01:00:59,906 --> 01:01:02,318 Springsteen song, "Born in the U.S.A."? 1219 01:01:02,951 --> 01:01:05,238 -Yeah, everybody knows that song, Rob. -Huh? Yeah. 1220 01:01:05,328 --> 01:01:08,366 So I, so I got that in the tape deck in the car. 1221 01:01:08,456 --> 01:01:10,993 Listen to it every morning, get all psyched up. 1222 01:01:11,084 --> 01:01:13,542 You know, I just... I really sing it. 1223 01:01:13,670 --> 01:01:18,585 I'm, you know, fired up about American freedom and... 1224 01:01:18,675 --> 01:01:19,836 Yeah, I can imagine. 1225 01:01:19,926 --> 01:01:23,044 Uh, but th-this morning, I really focused on the words, 1226 01:01:23,138 --> 01:01:25,379 and it is not about freedom. 1227 01:01:25,473 --> 01:01:28,056 Like, not in any way. 1228 01:01:28,143 --> 01:01:30,384 It's about a guy who comes home from Vietnam, can't find a job, 1229 01:01:30,478 --> 01:01:33,721 and I'm just belting it out enthusiastically. 1230 01:01:33,815 --> 01:01:36,523 Just completely wrong idea. 1231 01:01:38,153 --> 01:01:40,770 And, you know, uh, we actually make, uh, 1232 01:01:40,864 --> 01:01:44,823 about 80% of our shoes in South Korea, Taiwan. 1233 01:01:44,910 --> 01:01:47,618 Um, and I know I should be ambivalent about that. 1234 01:01:48,538 --> 01:01:49,744 But-but I'm-I'm not. 1235 01:01:49,831 --> 01:01:51,321 Um... 1236 01:01:52,125 --> 01:01:56,414 The judge in the divorce, uh, she just gave me Sundays. 1237 01:01:57,756 --> 01:02:01,169 Yeah, you get to be a-a dad for four hours every Sunday at the park. 1238 01:02:01,801 --> 01:02:03,257 That's the only time I see Avery. 1239 01:02:04,304 --> 01:02:05,294 Yeah, I know. 1240 01:02:06,348 --> 01:02:07,383 Yeah. 1241 01:02:09,517 --> 01:02:11,349 She's getting so she's not used to me. 1242 01:02:14,981 --> 01:02:18,394 Uh, but she's... so she's seven, 1243 01:02:18,485 --> 01:02:21,443 and, um, and I-I started 1244 01:02:21,529 --> 01:02:23,816 bringing her free Nikes every Sunday. 1245 01:02:23,907 --> 01:02:27,366 And, you know, it's-it's the thing that she looks forward to 1246 01:02:27,452 --> 01:02:28,783 about seeing me, you know. 1247 01:02:28,870 --> 01:02:31,032 So I-I bring her the shoes, so she loves me. 1248 01:02:31,122 --> 01:02:32,533 She got about 60 now. 1249 01:02:32,624 --> 01:02:37,369 And so, the shoes, um, 1250 01:02:37,462 --> 01:02:39,920 it makes me mean something to her. 1251 01:02:41,049 --> 01:02:42,790 And if Phil shuts this division down, 1252 01:02:44,010 --> 01:02:46,718 I'm ashamed to say I-I'd still buy the shoes, 1253 01:02:46,805 --> 01:02:50,014 even if it meant giving Phil money and we make them in Taiwan. 1254 01:02:51,851 --> 01:02:53,091 But I don't want to do that. 1255 01:02:53,728 --> 01:02:57,266 I just want Avery to love me and I want my job. 1256 01:02:57,357 --> 01:03:01,396 And [ think that you may have been a little bit cavalier 1257 01:03:01,569 --> 01:03:05,608 about the risks and, you know, about taking us all with you. 1258 01:03:08,368 --> 01:03:11,611 I mean, if we're gonna make it, we got to take risks. 1259 01:03:12,914 --> 01:03:15,906 Spoken like a man without a seven-year-old on Sunday afternoon. 1260 01:03:22,882 --> 01:03:23,838 I'm sorry. 1261 01:03:24,509 --> 01:03:25,499 It's all right. 1262 01:03:27,262 --> 01:03:29,629 I do see what you're doing with this. 1263 01:03:31,182 --> 01:03:32,638 It's just a shoe, Rob. 1264 01:03:32,726 --> 01:03:34,433 -It's... -No. 1265 01:03:35,103 --> 01:03:38,767 A shoe is always just a shoe until someone steps into it. 1266 01:03:43,236 --> 01:03:44,567 Hey. 1267 01:03:50,285 --> 01:03:51,446 Happy birthday. 1268 01:04:00,337 --> 01:04:01,168 Thank you. 1269 01:04:03,256 --> 01:04:04,337 Hey, Sonny. 1270 01:04:08,803 --> 01:04:10,089 We're ready. 1271 01:04:18,730 --> 01:04:19,686 It's your birthday? 1272 01:04:19,773 --> 01:04:20,854 Yeah. Yeah, yeah. 1273 01:04:20,940 --> 01:04:22,772 And don't ask the next question. 1274 01:04:23,902 --> 01:04:26,439 Well, here it is. 1275 01:04:27,030 --> 01:04:30,489 This is the mock-up, but the shoe will look basically like this. 1276 01:04:31,117 --> 01:04:32,278 Wow. 1277 01:04:33,370 --> 01:04:36,658 Yeah. Yeah. I gotta say, it's beautiful. 1278 01:04:38,708 --> 01:04:40,540 It has the logic of water. 1279 01:04:40,668 --> 01:04:42,079 It's natural. 1280 01:04:42,754 --> 01:04:45,086 Like the shoe was always here. 1281 01:04:46,341 --> 01:04:48,048 Like it always existed. 1282 01:04:48,968 --> 01:04:50,003 Right. 1283 01:04:50,095 --> 01:04:53,258 Let's, uh, get the prototypes processed right away. 1284 01:04:55,350 --> 01:04:57,682 So, on behalf of the whole family, 1285 01:04:57,769 --> 01:04:59,931 we wish to welcome you in Germany. 1286 01:05:00,021 --> 01:05:02,388 And also, thank you for making 1287 01:05:02,482 --> 01:05:05,270 the excruciatingly long journey to come and see us. 1288 01:05:05,360 --> 01:05:06,691 Yes, thank you. 1289 01:05:06,778 --> 01:05:09,941 Michael, you're the next generation. 1290 01:05:10,490 --> 01:05:13,824 You don't want to be grouped in with Magic and Bird. 1291 01:05:13,910 --> 01:05:15,947 You belong in our stable of athletes. 1292 01:05:16,037 --> 01:05:17,368 You won't see this style anywhere. 1293 01:05:17,455 --> 01:05:18,866 Those are all leather. 1294 01:05:18,957 --> 01:05:21,164 Are these the only options for the shoes? 1295 01:05:21,251 --> 01:05:24,039 Well, the NBA has rules, but we have options, yes. 1296 01:05:24,129 --> 01:05:27,793 And I know this is a family business, but who makes the final decision? 1297 01:05:27,882 --> 01:05:30,874 Well, unfortunately, the family has suffered a tremendous loss. 1298 01:05:30,969 --> 01:05:32,755 Kathe is calling the shots. 1299 01:05:33,346 --> 01:05:34,757 Yes. That's right. 1300 01:05:34,848 --> 01:05:37,385 It is, uh, collaborative, though. 1301 01:05:40,437 --> 01:05:42,053 A group decision. 1302 01:06:18,349 --> 01:06:19,680 Oh, you like it up here? 1303 01:06:23,980 --> 01:06:26,438 This is the only comfortable couch in the building, Phil. 1304 01:06:26,524 --> 01:06:28,060 Where's Rob? Where's Howard? 1305 01:06:28,151 --> 01:06:29,767 Uh, Rob's getting something to eat. 1306 01:06:29,861 --> 01:06:32,319 It's not stealing if the cashier isn't here. 1307 01:06:33,990 --> 01:06:36,402 -You guys been here all weekend? -Yeah. 1308 01:06:36,493 --> 01:06:38,609 It, uh... it was nice. 1309 01:06:38,703 --> 01:06:40,569 It was like the old Nike days. 1310 01:06:42,957 --> 01:06:44,823 You got a name for it? 1311 01:06:46,461 --> 01:06:47,371 For what? 1312 01:06:48,004 --> 01:06:49,415 The Michael Jordan line. 1313 01:06:50,507 --> 01:06:52,168 If we're making this offer you're talking about, 1314 01:06:52,258 --> 01:06:53,840 damn well better have a Michael Jordan line. 1315 01:06:55,303 --> 01:06:58,386 Yeah. Uh, well, there's a thought that, um... 1316 01:06:59,349 --> 01:07:02,057 Pete actually thinks we should call it... 1317 01:07:03,561 --> 01:07:04,972 Air Jordan. 1318 01:07:07,232 --> 01:07:08,222 Hmm. 1319 01:07:09,651 --> 01:07:11,642 -I don't know. -Seriously? 1320 01:07:11,736 --> 01:07:13,067 Uh... 1321 01:07:13,780 --> 01:07:14,736 Maybe it'll grow on me. 1322 01:07:15,573 --> 01:07:16,483 Full budget? 1323 01:07:16,574 --> 01:07:18,690 Yeah. Full budget. 1324 01:07:19,744 --> 01:07:21,200 Well, how'd you come to that solution? 1325 01:07:22,413 --> 01:07:23,744 I went for a run. 1326 01:07:28,628 --> 01:07:30,790 Air Jordan. It's fucking fantastic. 1327 01:07:35,093 --> 01:07:38,085 So I'll meet the Jordans out front. I'll bring them up, and then, 1328 01:07:38,179 --> 01:07:40,762 Howard, you want me to pass them off to you so you can talk about... 1329 01:07:40,848 --> 01:07:43,931 Yeah, probably-probably best to let me talk about my role down the road, 1330 01:07:44,018 --> 01:07:46,134 and then I pass it off to Rob with his thing. 1331 01:07:46,229 --> 01:07:48,766 Great. Uh, and, Phil, I want you to come in 1332 01:07:48,856 --> 01:07:49,937 seven minutes late to the meeting. 1333 01:07:50,066 --> 01:07:51,852 Absolutely not. I'm the CEO of the company. 1334 01:07:51,943 --> 01:07:52,853 I have to be there the whole time. 1335 01:07:52,944 --> 01:07:54,355 No, it-it looks desperate. 1336 01:07:54,445 --> 01:07:57,312 And Phil has a million things going on, and the only way to show that 1337 01:07:57,407 --> 01:07:59,023 is if Phil comes in late to the meeting. 1338 01:07:59,117 --> 01:08:02,280 It shows Phil took time out of his very busy day for the Jordan family. 1339 01:08:02,370 --> 01:08:03,952 Might seem like Michael Jordan 1340 01:08:04,038 --> 01:08:05,574 is not a priority to the CEO or the company. 1341 01:08:05,665 --> 01:08:06,826 No. No. 1342 01:08:06,916 --> 01:08:09,704 Sonny... Sonny is-is actually right about this. 1343 01:08:09,794 --> 01:08:11,501 It makes Phil look more important. 1344 01:08:11,588 --> 01:08:13,499 And so if Phil's there, he's more important. 1345 01:08:13,590 --> 01:08:15,331 It's a more important meeting. 1346 01:08:15,425 --> 01:08:19,089 I do see Sonny's point, to be sure, but, uh... 1347 01:08:19,178 --> 01:08:21,920 We need to, uh, bind and print the shoe design. 1348 01:08:22,015 --> 01:08:23,130 - How many? - One. 1349 01:08:23,933 --> 01:08:25,594 - Really? - Yeah, just one. 1350 01:08:25,685 --> 01:08:28,473 Uh, the second you have multiples, it diminishes the value. 1351 01:08:28,563 --> 01:08:29,724 Oh. 1352 01:08:29,814 --> 01:08:31,100 -I like it. -Mm-hmm. 1353 01:08:31,190 --> 01:08:32,146 We have a video, right? 1354 01:08:32,233 --> 01:08:33,564 -Yeah. -These things go great with video. 1355 01:08:33,651 --> 01:08:35,483 - Yeah, yeah, we do. - Do we have to show it? 1356 01:08:35,570 --> 01:08:38,107 Well, uh, Sonny, marketing put good time into that. 1357 01:08:38,197 --> 01:08:40,689 Okay, this team is good enough. 1358 01:08:41,868 --> 01:08:43,609 You are all capable. 1359 01:08:43,703 --> 01:08:45,535 And I believe in each one of you. 1360 01:08:46,414 --> 01:08:48,405 Remember to focus on your breath. 1361 01:08:49,083 --> 01:08:51,040 When you breathe in, know you're breathing in. 1362 01:08:51,127 --> 01:08:53,118 When you breathe out, simply know you're breathing out. 1363 01:08:54,631 --> 01:08:57,123 I'll see you in seven hours and 25 minutes. 1364 01:09:03,389 --> 01:09:04,720 What the hell is he talking about? 1365 01:09:04,807 --> 01:09:07,048 Did he say breathe out while you're breathing out? 1366 01:09:07,143 --> 01:09:09,009 Yeah, I think he did. I don't know. 1367 01:09:50,311 --> 01:09:51,847 What's up? 1368 01:09:51,938 --> 01:09:53,428 Why don't you go home and get some sleep? 1369 01:09:53,523 --> 01:09:55,514 There's nothing more you can do at this point. 1370 01:09:58,486 --> 01:09:59,726 How you feeling? 1371 01:09:59,821 --> 01:10:02,813 Same way as I did 72 hours ago. I think you're fucking crazy. 1372 01:10:03,908 --> 01:10:05,990 But now I'm 45 instead of 44. 1373 01:10:06,786 --> 01:10:08,117 Well, other than that. 1374 01:10:10,373 --> 01:10:12,205 Other than that, I think we're good. 1375 01:10:18,798 --> 01:10:22,462 You know, Sonny, sometimes, uh, 1376 01:10:22,552 --> 01:10:25,419 the most you can do is all you can do. 1377 01:10:25,513 --> 01:10:26,844 Okay? 1378 01:10:27,557 --> 01:10:28,968 And you're not in this alone. 1379 01:10:29,809 --> 01:10:30,924 Howard's key. 1380 01:10:32,311 --> 01:10:35,303 And I'm a marketing guy, you know? I got a few moves. 1381 01:10:35,398 --> 01:10:36,888 Uh, you got a few moves? 1382 01:10:36,983 --> 01:10:39,566 Yeah, got a sweet little hook shot off the glass. 1383 01:10:40,194 --> 01:10:41,684 I can't wait to see that. 1384 01:11:27,992 --> 01:11:29,278 - Hi. - Thank you. 1385 01:11:29,368 --> 01:11:30,574 You made it. 1386 01:11:30,661 --> 01:11:33,369 - Long time no see. - Good to see you. 1387 01:11:33,456 --> 01:11:34,946 You still got that phone in the car? 1388 01:11:35,041 --> 01:11:36,998 Oh, I had to return that whole operation. 1389 01:11:37,084 --> 01:11:38,495 Man. 1390 01:11:39,420 --> 01:11:40,706 Hello, Mrs. Jordan. 1391 01:11:40,797 --> 01:11:42,253 Thank you so much for coming. 1392 01:11:43,132 --> 01:11:45,123 Hi, Michael. Please come with me. 1393 01:11:45,218 --> 01:11:46,333 Right this way. 1394 01:11:53,935 --> 01:11:55,926 He doesn't wanna be here, but he will listen. 1395 01:11:56,020 --> 01:11:57,636 He promised me that. 1396 01:11:57,730 --> 01:11:59,141 You have our attention. 1397 01:12:00,274 --> 01:12:01,764 Thanks for making it happen. 1398 01:12:04,695 --> 01:12:06,982 So we'll just head up these stairs here. 1399 01:12:17,124 --> 01:12:18,455 Welcome. 1400 01:12:18,543 --> 01:12:20,204 - Hello. Yeah. Hi. - This is a big day 1401 01:12:20,336 --> 01:12:23,374 and, uh, hopefully the start of something very big. 1402 01:12:24,173 --> 01:12:26,540 -Where's, uh, where's-where's H? -I don't know. 1403 01:12:26,634 --> 01:12:27,840 -Okay. Really? -I don't know. 1404 01:12:28,386 --> 01:12:31,219 Um, so, uh, how was the flight out? Good? 1405 01:12:31,305 --> 01:12:33,467 Fine. We had Arby's at the airport. 1406 01:12:33,558 --> 01:12:35,424 Oh, is that right? And, uh, and, Michael, 1407 01:12:35,518 --> 01:12:37,930 did you, did you not fly them out yourself? 1408 01:12:40,606 --> 01:12:43,143 He jumped so high, um... 1409 01:12:44,527 --> 01:12:46,643 So we got a sign and some snacks over here. 1410 01:12:47,321 --> 01:12:48,561 -Oh, here's Howard. Yeah. -Hey there. 1411 01:12:48,656 --> 01:12:50,647 This is, this is Howard White. Mr. and Mrs. Jordan. 1412 01:12:50,783 --> 01:12:52,820 Mrs. Jordan, so good to see you. 1413 01:12:52,910 --> 01:12:54,071 It's a pleasure. It's a pl... 1414 01:12:54,161 --> 01:12:55,572 Mr. Jordan, how are you? 1415 01:12:55,663 --> 01:12:57,779 Only other brother in the room, and you're late. 1416 01:12:57,874 --> 01:12:58,864 Oh, James... 1417 01:12:58,958 --> 01:13:00,244 Wasn't my fault. I'm gonna tell you what happened. 1418 01:13:00,334 --> 01:13:01,995 Well, this is my son Michael. 1419 01:13:02,086 --> 01:13:04,748 Hi. What's up, champion? Good to see you. 1420 01:13:04,839 --> 01:13:06,329 Glad you came out. 1421 01:13:06,424 --> 01:13:10,133 Listen, two guys from legal told me the best burgers in Portland 1422 01:13:10,261 --> 01:13:12,172 - is close by, right? - Mm-hmm. 1423 01:13:12,263 --> 01:13:14,971 But a Portland close by is longer than you think. 1424 01:13:15,057 --> 01:13:16,263 Do you like it here? 1425 01:13:16,350 --> 01:13:17,840 I-I like it. 1426 01:13:17,935 --> 01:13:20,597 And we have everything. You know, you got the mountain. 1427 01:13:20,688 --> 01:13:21,928 You know what they call it? Mount Hood. 1428 01:13:22,023 --> 01:13:22,979 But it's really nice. 1429 01:13:23,065 --> 01:13:25,227 It ain't really the hood. And it rain a lot. 1430 01:13:25,318 --> 01:13:26,228 You got to have a umbrella. 1431 01:13:26,319 --> 01:13:27,980 One time, it was raining so bad, 1432 01:13:28,070 --> 01:13:29,902 and I'm in my car searching for a umbrella. 1433 01:13:29,989 --> 01:13:34,199 I had my suit on, I was looking good, and it was pouring down rain. 1434 01:13:34,285 --> 01:13:35,650 White folks out there running in the rain. 1435 01:13:35,745 --> 01:13:37,907 - Running? - And they know it's raining. 1436 01:13:37,997 --> 01:13:39,328 I said, "What is wrong with these people?"” 1437 01:13:39,415 --> 01:13:41,577 I'm sure there are worse things, Mr. White. 1438 01:13:41,667 --> 01:13:42,907 You know what? You're right. 1439 01:13:43,044 --> 01:13:45,285 You're right, it could, and I handle those things, too. 1440 01:13:45,379 --> 01:13:48,246 I try to, like, look out for our young men, you know. 1441 01:13:48,341 --> 01:13:50,127 Make sure they make the right choices. 1442 01:13:50,217 --> 01:13:51,332 Yeah. Well, that's good. Yeah. 1443 01:13:51,427 --> 01:13:54,135 You know, but the young boy's here to have fun, too. 1444 01:13:54,221 --> 01:13:56,588 You're right, you're right. And we gonna have some fun. 1445 01:13:56,682 --> 01:13:58,389 Go on, sit down. I know you're tired. 1446 01:13:58,476 --> 01:14:01,594 | Know you been standing and you been going through that airport. 1447 01:14:01,687 --> 01:14:03,553 -Reverend. -Falk, how you doing? 1448 01:14:03,648 --> 01:14:04,683 -How you doing? -Not since D.C... 1449 01:14:04,774 --> 01:14:06,515 You still calling me Reverend. I love that. 1450 01:14:06,609 --> 01:14:09,067 My mama said I was gonna be a preacher, but... 1451 01:14:09,153 --> 01:14:11,770 I-I didn't know what I was gonna do, but... 1452 01:14:11,906 --> 01:14:13,863 - Here you are. Here you are. - Here we are. 1453 01:14:13,950 --> 01:14:16,066 -We good? -Yeah, yeah. 1454 01:14:16,160 --> 01:14:17,867 All right. Take a look. 1455 01:14:26,295 --> 01:14:28,002 Bulls colors. 1456 01:14:28,089 --> 01:14:29,170 That's right. 1457 01:14:29,256 --> 01:14:30,872 Yes, sir. Yeah. 1458 01:14:30,967 --> 01:14:33,755 Here, let's... Let's get this out of here. 1459 01:14:36,263 --> 01:14:38,004 What do you think about that? 1460 01:14:39,392 --> 01:14:41,804 They're called Air Jordan. 1461 01:14:45,231 --> 01:14:48,223 I-I know you like your shoes low to the ground. 1462 01:14:48,734 --> 01:14:51,021 -Yeah. -W-We'll tailor them however you like. 1463 01:14:51,112 --> 01:14:54,230 The-the shoe will be designed specifically for you. 1464 01:14:54,323 --> 01:14:56,109 We'll build it off a mold of your foot. 1465 01:14:56,200 --> 01:14:58,737 We skived the cushioning down so... 1466 01:14:58,828 --> 01:15:00,489 Thank you, Pete. 1467 01:15:00,579 --> 01:15:01,990 So, what are your thoughts? 1468 01:15:02,999 --> 01:15:05,206 - That shoe is red and black. - Yes, sir. 1469 01:15:05,292 --> 01:15:06,908 I thought the NBA had a rule on color. 1470 01:15:07,003 --> 01:15:08,084 Yeah, they do. 1471 01:15:08,170 --> 01:15:09,626 Um, they want it all white, 1472 01:15:09,714 --> 01:15:12,251 and with all due respect to them, they can go to hell. 1473 01:15:12,341 --> 01:15:15,333 We're gonna pay the fines, uh, for Michael every game. 1474 01:15:16,887 --> 01:15:18,377 Excuse me. Hi. 1475 01:15:18,472 --> 01:15:19,712 - Hey. - Sorry I'm late. 1476 01:15:20,808 --> 01:15:22,424 Uh, Phil, I was just explaining to Michael 1477 01:15:22,518 --> 01:15:23,428 that we're going to, uh... 1478 01:15:23,519 --> 01:15:25,726 I-I was... I just was explaining for a second 1479 01:15:25,813 --> 01:15:28,521 that-that... that I'm the CEO of this company 1480 01:15:28,607 --> 01:15:31,349 and it's worth nearly a billion dollars now. 1481 01:15:31,444 --> 01:15:33,230 And I'm so extremely busy 1482 01:15:33,320 --> 01:15:34,776 it's almost impossible to imagine. 1483 01:15:34,864 --> 01:15:37,401 But this meeting was so important, I told my secretary 1484 01:15:37,491 --> 01:15:39,698 I wasn't going to miss this no matter what. 1485 01:15:39,785 --> 01:15:42,777 That's how important this is. Go ahead, Sonny. 1486 01:15:42,872 --> 01:15:44,704 Well, I was just telling Michael that we were gonna pay 1487 01:15:44,790 --> 01:15:46,701 any fines incurred by the shoe's design. 1488 01:15:47,501 --> 01:15:48,491 Oh. 1489 01:15:49,378 --> 01:15:51,665 Be one per game, as you know. 1490 01:15:51,756 --> 01:15:52,746 - Great. - Yeah. 1491 01:15:53,382 --> 01:15:54,713 We have a video? 1492 01:15:54,800 --> 01:15:56,040 Uh, yes, yes, we do. 1493 01:15:56,135 --> 01:15:58,877 Yes, we do. But I-I thought that the-the Jordans might be 1494 01:15:58,971 --> 01:16:02,509 interested in how we see the future here at Nike 1495 01:16:02,600 --> 01:16:06,218 and how we would market Michael as a person 1496 01:16:08,022 --> 01:16:12,767 and not just another guy wearing someone's shoes. 1497 01:16:13,819 --> 01:16:15,651 And there are no limits here at Nike. 1498 01:16:15,738 --> 01:16:18,196 You can do just about anything. 1499 01:16:18,949 --> 01:16:20,610 How'd that get in there? 1500 01:16:20,701 --> 01:16:23,693 We believe Michael can represent something 1501 01:16:23,788 --> 01:16:25,779 more than just a basketball player. 1502 01:16:26,540 --> 01:16:28,201 Hell, you can find them anywhere. 1503 01:16:28,292 --> 01:16:30,875 You're looking at one busted-up one right here. 1504 01:16:30,961 --> 01:16:33,498 And Rob wants to really market our players, 1505 01:16:34,048 --> 01:16:35,834 and this has never been really done before. 1506 01:16:35,925 --> 01:16:37,507 That's one of the things we've-we've really pioneered. 1507 01:16:37,593 --> 01:16:38,424 Do you have a video? 1508 01:16:38,511 --> 01:16:40,502 Shall we? Good. Great. 1509 01:16:40,596 --> 01:16:42,462 Uh, let's watch a movie here. 1510 01:16:42,556 --> 01:16:46,015 So, um, let me kill these. Yeah. 1511 01:16:46,102 --> 01:16:49,345 Um, well, I'll let it speak for itself. 1512 01:16:49,438 --> 01:16:51,270 I just... I'll hit go here 1513 01:16:51,857 --> 01:16:53,268 and just get it started. 1514 01:17:41,407 --> 01:17:42,488 I'm sorry. Turn it off. 1515 01:17:42,616 --> 01:17:43,856 - Rob, turn it off. Just please. - Sonny... 1516 01:17:43,951 --> 01:17:45,737 Sonny, what the fuck are you doing? 1517 01:17:48,956 --> 01:17:51,118 Forget about the shoes. Forget about the money. 1518 01:17:51,208 --> 01:17:53,119 You're gonna make enough money. It's not gonna matter. 1519 01:17:53,210 --> 01:17:55,121 Money can buy you almost anything. 1520 01:17:55,212 --> 01:17:57,829 It can't buy you immortality. That you have to earn. 1521 01:18:01,844 --> 01:18:04,506 I'm gonna look you in the eyes, and I'm gonna tell you the future. 1522 01:18:05,723 --> 01:18:08,556 You were cut from your high school basketball team. 1523 01:18:09,185 --> 01:18:11,973 You willed your way to the NBA. 1524 01:18:12,062 --> 01:18:13,393 You're gonna win championships. 1525 01:18:14,064 --> 01:18:15,646 It's an American story, 1526 01:18:15,733 --> 01:18:17,519 and that's why Americans are gonna love it. 1527 01:18:18,485 --> 01:18:19,896 People are gonna build you up. 1528 01:18:19,987 --> 01:18:22,069 God, are they going to. 1529 01:18:22,156 --> 01:18:26,150 Because when you're great and new, we love you. 1530 01:18:26,994 --> 01:18:29,907 Man, we'll build you into something that doesn't even exist. 1531 01:18:29,997 --> 01:18:32,204 You're gonna change the fucking world. 1532 01:18:33,292 --> 01:18:34,453 But you know what? 1533 01:18:35,336 --> 01:18:37,919 Once they've built you as high as they possibly can, 1534 01:18:38,881 --> 01:18:40,337 they're gonna tear you back down. 1535 01:18:40,424 --> 01:18:42,665 It's the most predictable pattern. 1536 01:18:42,760 --> 01:18:44,876 We build you into something that doesn't exist, 1537 01:18:44,970 --> 01:18:47,587 and that means you have to try to be that thing. 1538 01:18:47,681 --> 01:18:49,797 All day, every day. 1539 01:18:49,892 --> 01:18:51,098 That's how it works. 1540 01:18:51,185 --> 01:18:54,394 And we do it again and again and again. 1541 01:18:55,648 --> 01:18:57,264 I'm gonna tell you the truth. 1542 01:18:58,609 --> 01:18:59,644 You're going to be attacked, 1543 01:18:59,735 --> 01:19:03,273 betrayed, exposed and humiliated. 1544 01:19:03,364 --> 01:19:05,401 And you'll survive that. 1545 01:19:06,158 --> 01:19:08,445 A lot of people can climb that mountain. 1546 01:19:09,078 --> 01:19:11,866 It's the way down that breaks them. 1547 01:19:13,249 --> 01:19:17,459 Because that's the moment when you are truly alone. 1548 01:19:20,631 --> 01:19:22,622 And what will you do then? 1549 01:19:23,425 --> 01:19:26,793 Can you summon the will to fight on through all the pain 1550 01:19:26,971 --> 01:19:28,086 and rise again? 1551 01:19:29,014 --> 01:19:30,300 "Who are you, Michael?" 1552 01:19:31,058 --> 01:19:33,891 That will be the defining question of your life. 1553 01:19:34,603 --> 01:19:37,265 And I think you already know the answer. 1554 01:19:37,356 --> 01:19:39,097 And that's why we're all here. 1555 01:19:40,442 --> 01:19:42,103 A shoe is just a shoe 1556 01:19:43,320 --> 01:19:45,186 until somebody steps into it. 1557 01:19:46,115 --> 01:19:47,355 Then it has meaning. 1558 01:19:48,784 --> 01:19:51,697 The rest of us just want a chance to touch that greatness. 1559 01:19:51,787 --> 01:19:53,277 We need you in these shoes, 1560 01:19:53,372 --> 01:19:55,033 not so you have meaning in your life, 1561 01:19:55,124 --> 01:19:56,831 but so that we have meaning in ours. 1562 01:19:57,668 --> 01:20:00,751 Everyone at this table will be forgotten 1563 01:20:00,838 --> 01:20:02,670 as soon as our time here is up. 1564 01:20:03,632 --> 01:20:04,622 Except for you. 1565 01:20:05,342 --> 01:20:07,549 You're gonna be remembered forever, 1566 01:20:07,636 --> 01:20:09,627 because some things are eternal. 1567 01:20:10,431 --> 01:20:12,263 You're Michael Jordan, 1568 01:20:12,349 --> 01:20:15,592 and your story is gonna make us want to fly. 1569 01:20:26,697 --> 01:20:28,529 I know... 1570 01:20:29,575 --> 01:20:31,407 Mr. Falk has already shared this with you, 1571 01:20:32,202 --> 01:20:35,035 but I wanted to give it to you in person. Um... 1572 01:20:35,122 --> 01:20:37,238 Because it's the most significant offer 1573 01:20:37,333 --> 01:20:39,950 Nike Basketball has ever made to any athlete. 1574 01:20:45,758 --> 01:20:49,422 We're expecting the others to bid in a similar range. 1575 01:20:50,304 --> 01:20:51,135 Thank you, David. 1576 01:20:52,723 --> 01:20:57,718 Nonetheless, Nike has long been in search of its basketball star. 1577 01:20:58,687 --> 01:21:01,349 We believe you are that star. 1578 01:21:07,446 --> 01:21:10,438 Well, thank you, Mr. Vaccaro, Mr. Knight. 1579 01:21:10,532 --> 01:21:13,024 Mr. Strasser, Mr. White, thank you. 1580 01:21:14,578 --> 01:21:16,285 -Bye, Mr. White. -Mrs. Jordan. 1581 01:21:16,372 --> 01:21:17,407 Thank you. 1582 01:21:18,957 --> 01:21:20,618 Well, you guys could come this way. 1583 01:21:21,877 --> 01:21:22,958 Thank you so much. 1584 01:21:23,045 --> 01:21:24,126 Thank you. 1585 01:21:24,213 --> 01:21:25,203 Mr. Jordan. 1586 01:21:25,297 --> 01:21:27,459 -Thank you, Michael. -Call me anytime. 1587 01:21:27,549 --> 01:21:29,381 We're gonna take a hard look at everyone's numbers, 1588 01:21:29,468 --> 01:21:33,712 and, uh, we'll let you know when we let you know. 1589 01:21:33,806 --> 01:21:34,796 Great speech. 1590 01:21:35,557 --> 01:21:36,718 Emotional. 1591 01:21:36,809 --> 01:21:38,391 Great. Thanks, David. 1592 01:21:42,648 --> 01:21:44,230 -Where the hell'd that come from? -I don't know. 1593 01:21:44,316 --> 01:21:46,102 Sonny made an audible. 1594 01:21:46,193 --> 01:21:47,228 Way to go, Sonny. 1595 01:21:47,319 --> 01:21:50,152 What the fuck is that thing w-with the fines, by the way? 1596 01:21:50,239 --> 01:21:51,729 It doesn't matter. I think we have him. 1597 01:21:51,824 --> 01:21:53,110 And we just have to wait and see. 1598 01:21:53,200 --> 01:21:54,235 It's a hell of a speech. 1599 01:21:54,326 --> 01:21:55,987 It was good. It was good. 1600 01:21:56,078 --> 01:21:58,285 "Everyone at this table will be forgotten." 1601 01:21:58,372 --> 01:22:00,033 I think I'm gonna be remembered. 1602 01:22:02,209 --> 01:22:04,667 I'm not... I think I've done something impressive. 1603 01:22:04,753 --> 01:22:06,039 You know? 1604 01:22:06,130 --> 01:22:07,620 I mean, it was a good speech. 1605 01:22:07,714 --> 01:22:09,000 We got him. 1606 01:22:58,182 --> 01:22:59,263 Hey, it's Sonny. 1607 01:23:02,686 --> 01:23:03,767 Yeah, no. Yeah, he... they... 1608 01:23:05,564 --> 01:23:08,556 Yeah, I'll be there. Um, look, uh, nothing from the Jordans? 1609 01:23:10,694 --> 01:23:14,028 Okay. Uh, well, you know, soon as and, uh... 1610 01:23:14,114 --> 01:23:15,275 You have the home number? 1611 01:23:18,035 --> 01:23:19,275 Okay. 1612 01:23:19,369 --> 01:23:20,359 Bye. 1613 01:23:37,930 --> 01:23:39,716 - Hello? - Sonny. 1614 01:23:39,806 --> 01:23:41,797 Hey, Howard. Wh-What's going on? 1615 01:23:42,726 --> 01:23:45,718 Hey, listen, man, I... I just heard. 1616 01:23:46,897 --> 01:23:49,138 Adidas, they matched the offer. 1617 01:23:49,691 --> 01:23:51,022 The 2507 1618 01:23:51,109 --> 01:23:53,020 Yeah, the 250 and a car. 1619 01:23:55,531 --> 01:23:56,771 You're kidding me. 1620 01:23:56,865 --> 01:23:57,900 No, man. No. 1621 01:23:57,991 --> 01:24:00,232 I talked to James... Michael daddy... today. 1622 01:24:00,327 --> 01:24:02,034 That's what he told me. 1623 01:24:02,120 --> 01:24:04,782 And, uh, I don't think he accepted it yet, though, 1624 01:24:04,873 --> 01:24:06,113 SO we might still have time. 1625 01:24:06,208 --> 01:24:07,573 That's why I wanted to give you the heads-up. 1626 01:24:07,668 --> 01:24:09,579 Maybe make some moves, uh, spend the... 1627 01:24:09,670 --> 01:24:10,785 No, I mean... 1628 01:24:12,965 --> 01:24:14,581 This was the move. This... 1629 01:24:15,342 --> 01:24:16,332 That was it. 1630 01:24:19,012 --> 01:24:22,050 Well, we'll still hear from Falk. Maybe you can talk to Falk. 1631 01:24:22,683 --> 01:24:24,765 Yeah, I'm sure he can't wait. 1632 01:24:27,938 --> 01:24:29,019 Sonny... 1633 01:24:30,274 --> 01:24:31,480 Sorry, man. 1634 01:24:33,777 --> 01:24:35,609 Hey, Howard, uh... 1635 01:24:38,156 --> 01:24:40,022 Thanks a lot, man. I just... 1636 01:24:42,786 --> 01:24:44,697 Thank you for everything you did. 1637 01:24:45,330 --> 01:24:47,071 No problem, Sonny. I'm here for you, man. 1638 01:24:48,000 --> 01:24:50,241 I appreciate that you, that you believed in me, man. 1639 01:24:55,090 --> 01:24:56,501 See you, man. 1640 01:24:56,592 --> 01:24:57,582 Okay. 1641 01:26:19,424 --> 01:26:20,630 Hello, Falk. 1642 01:26:20,717 --> 01:26:21,878 Mr. Vaccaro. 1643 01:26:22,678 --> 01:26:23,918 Mrs. Jordan. 1644 01:26:24,805 --> 01:26:26,466 I have some news for you. 1645 01:26:27,891 --> 01:26:29,381 Just do it. 1646 01:26:30,560 --> 01:26:32,551 Uh, you didn't expect me to call? 1647 01:26:33,271 --> 01:26:35,933 Uh, well, typically, I would... I'd hear from Mr. Falk. 1648 01:26:36,024 --> 01:26:38,937 Uh, but this is a pleasant surprise, I promise. 1649 01:26:39,027 --> 01:26:41,860 Well, I told Mr. Falk I would handle it from here. 1650 01:26:43,156 --> 01:26:45,488 I have a lot of respect for that. Thank you. 1651 01:26:47,869 --> 01:26:52,033 Michael will accept the 250,000 salary guaranteed, 1652 01:26:52,124 --> 01:26:55,662 and the shoe will be named for Michael and our family. 1653 01:26:55,752 --> 01:26:57,334 -What-what? -Yes. 1654 01:26:57,421 --> 01:26:58,752 Uh, really? 1655 01:26:58,839 --> 01:27:00,876 Mr. Vaccaro, don't sound so surprised. 1656 01:27:00,966 --> 01:27:02,422 No, this is... No, great decision. 1657 01:27:02,509 --> 01:27:04,216 Uh, you're not gonna regret it, 1658 01:27:04,302 --> 01:27:06,134 and I-I can give you my personal guarantee... 1659 01:27:06,221 --> 01:27:07,211 I'm not finished. 1660 01:27:07,305 --> 01:27:09,387 No. Yeah. Ex-Excuse me. Sorry, go ahead. 1661 01:27:10,809 --> 01:27:13,676 Now, we are willing to accept the deal and commit right away 1662 01:27:13,770 --> 01:27:15,477 but with one minor provision. 1663 01:27:16,064 --> 01:27:17,020 Name it. 1664 01:27:17,107 --> 01:27:18,518 It's nothing, really. 1665 01:27:18,608 --> 01:27:20,815 It's so obvious that its omission, I assume, 1666 01:27:20,902 --> 01:27:23,189 from the term sheet was a clerical error. 1667 01:27:23,280 --> 01:27:24,270 I'm sure it was. 1668 01:27:25,157 --> 01:27:27,364 Michael will get a percentage of the revenue 1669 01:27:27,451 --> 01:27:29,613 of the sale of each shoe that's sold. 1670 01:27:34,124 --> 01:27:35,159 I'm sorry? 1671 01:27:35,250 --> 01:27:38,242 Not all Nike shoes, just the ones with his name on them. 1672 01:27:39,212 --> 01:27:40,668 Oh, well, uh, Mrs. Jordan, 1673 01:27:40,756 --> 01:27:43,839 so that's not how the business works at all. 1674 01:27:43,925 --> 01:27:46,917 I mean, I-I understand the assumption, but, um, what... 1675 01:27:47,012 --> 01:27:49,049 The-the athletes get a licensing fee... 1676 01:27:49,139 --> 01:27:51,972 In this case, obviously, a groundbreaking fee... 1677 01:27:52,058 --> 01:27:55,517 But they don't actually participate in the gross sales of the shoe. 1678 01:27:55,604 --> 01:27:58,437 Because Nike's a public company, so that... it... they can't... 1679 01:27:58,523 --> 01:28:01,265 That would disrupt the industry, and they wouldn't... they, um... 1680 01:28:01,359 --> 01:28:04,272 Th-There's a-a whole other set of economics around this. 1681 01:28:04,362 --> 01:28:05,443 It's very complicated. 1682 01:28:05,530 --> 01:28:07,771 Yeah. I'm sure it's quite complicated. 1683 01:28:07,866 --> 01:28:12,736 This way, it's cleaner 'cause you know and the family knows 1684 01:28:12,829 --> 01:28:14,991 exactly what's going to come in every year... 1685 01:28:15,081 --> 01:28:16,571 Well, that's not his concern. 1686 01:28:16,666 --> 01:28:18,703 -Um, okay. Uh-huh. -All right? 1687 01:28:18,794 --> 01:28:23,459 His concern is that, in order for the shoe to be meaningful, 1688 01:28:23,548 --> 01:28:26,381 in order for young people, many not of real means, 1689 01:28:26,468 --> 01:28:28,550 to wanna go out and spend the money 1690 01:28:28,637 --> 01:28:32,346 that they worked all week, two weeks at the mall for, 1691 01:28:32,432 --> 01:28:35,174 then Michael has to create the meaning in that shoe. 1692 01:28:35,936 --> 01:28:37,802 His name is on that shoe. 1693 01:28:37,896 --> 01:28:39,978 Yeah, so actually we think that's a benefit to him 1694 01:28:40,065 --> 01:28:43,183 because his likeness gets marketed by Nike. 1695 01:28:43,276 --> 01:28:45,608 No. His likeness, his name 1696 01:28:45,695 --> 01:28:48,312 is not in any way meaningful to Nike 1697 01:28:48,406 --> 01:28:51,319 unless he scores 40 points a night, every night, 1698 01:28:51,409 --> 01:28:53,116 beats Hakeem as Rookie of the Year, 1699 01:28:53,203 --> 01:28:55,945 makes All-Star and All-NBA team. 1700 01:28:56,581 --> 01:28:58,492 Okay, that would be exceptional. 1701 01:28:58,583 --> 01:29:01,575 And-and, um, you know, it is the NBA, 1702 01:29:01,670 --> 01:29:03,627 so these are the best of the best. 1703 01:29:03,713 --> 01:29:05,169 Well he has to be better. 1704 01:29:05,257 --> 01:29:07,999 He will win championships, multiple championships, 1705 01:29:08,093 --> 01:29:10,300 final MVPs. I know my son. 1706 01:29:10,387 --> 01:29:12,344 All-Star selection, All-Star MVP, 1707 01:29:12,430 --> 01:29:13,886 Defensive Player of the Year... 1708 01:29:14,724 --> 01:29:17,386 But, ma'am, with respect, 1709 01:29:17,477 --> 01:29:20,139 Sidney Moncrief is the Defensive Player of the Year. 1710 01:29:20,230 --> 01:29:22,062 Adrian Dantley won the scoring title. 1711 01:29:22,148 --> 01:29:23,183 They're not... 1712 01:29:23,275 --> 01:29:26,017 You don't get to be Magic and Michael Cooper. 1713 01:29:26,111 --> 01:29:27,146 It's basketball. 1714 01:29:27,237 --> 01:29:30,150 But if he does I, he deserves to be compensated. 1715 01:29:30,240 --> 01:29:33,153 You eat, we eat. That's all he's asking. 1716 01:29:33,243 --> 01:29:34,324 That's a fair point, 1717 01:29:34,411 --> 01:29:37,449 but that's just not how the business works. 1718 01:29:37,539 --> 01:29:39,997 I mean. They... They invest the capital and get the reward 1719 01:29:40,083 --> 01:29:41,164 and that's how it goes. 1720 01:29:41,251 --> 01:29:43,083 Well, maybe that needs to change. 1721 01:29:43,962 --> 01:29:45,953 Because if he does what I think he's gonna do, 1722 01:29:46,047 --> 01:29:47,833 what you also think he's gonna do, 1723 01:29:47,924 --> 01:29:50,211 and what Michael knows he's gonna do, 1724 01:29:50,302 --> 01:29:52,543 then it won't be the NBA promoting my son. 1725 01:29:52,637 --> 01:29:55,004 I promise you. It'll be the other way around. 1726 01:29:55,098 --> 01:29:57,965 And in that case, he deserves a piece. 1727 01:29:58,059 --> 01:30:02,348 Mrs. Jordan, I... I understand what you're saying. I... 1728 01:30:03,356 --> 01:30:04,892 I actually agree with you. 1729 01:30:06,651 --> 01:30:08,983 But that's just not how it goes in this life. 1730 01:30:10,530 --> 01:30:12,362 People like your son, 1731 01:30:13,116 --> 01:30:14,572 people who work for a living, 1732 01:30:14,659 --> 01:30:16,525 they don't let us own anything. 1733 01:30:17,287 --> 01:30:19,153 We take the best we can get. 1734 01:30:19,706 --> 01:30:20,912 And this is a great deal. 1735 01:30:20,999 --> 01:30:22,660 This is the biggest deal 1736 01:30:22,751 --> 01:30:25,584 this company has ever offered anyone, by far. 1737 01:30:26,504 --> 01:30:28,541 Michael could blow out his knee next week. 1738 01:30:30,508 --> 01:30:34,718 Mr. Vaccaro, I agree that the business is unfair. 1739 01:30:35,555 --> 01:30:37,296 It's unfair to my son. 1740 01:30:37,390 --> 01:30:39,757 It's unfair to people like you. 1741 01:30:39,851 --> 01:30:42,593 But every once in a while, 1742 01:30:42,687 --> 01:30:46,100 someone comes along that's so extraordinary 1743 01:30:46,191 --> 01:30:50,560 that it forces those reluctant to part with some of that wealth to do so, 1744 01:30:50,654 --> 01:30:51,940 not out of charity, 1745 01:30:52,781 --> 01:30:54,112 but out of greed, 1746 01:30:54,199 --> 01:30:56,315 because they are so very special. 1747 01:30:56,409 --> 01:31:01,324 And even more rare, that person demands to be treated according to their worth 1748 01:31:01,414 --> 01:31:04,577 because they understand what they are worth. 1749 01:31:05,710 --> 01:31:06,996 Or their mother does. 1750 01:31:09,547 --> 01:31:12,710 You purport to know a good deal about my son. 1751 01:31:12,801 --> 01:31:13,962 You tell me. 1752 01:31:14,803 --> 01:31:17,795 Is it me who believes in Michael, his name, 1753 01:31:17,889 --> 01:31:20,426 or am I just a healthy reflection of who he is 1754 01:31:20,517 --> 01:31:22,599 and what he believes about himself? 1755 01:31:23,353 --> 01:31:24,343 Hmm? 1756 01:31:25,563 --> 01:31:28,225 Isn't that why you came to my home? 1757 01:31:30,610 --> 01:31:31,975 Yes, it is. 1758 01:31:32,612 --> 01:31:33,693 Okay. 1759 01:31:35,198 --> 01:31:38,316 Now I'm going to put it to you plain once again. 1760 01:31:38,410 --> 01:31:41,903 Michael will get $250,000 1761 01:31:41,997 --> 01:31:45,080 and a Mercedes-Benz that will be forgotten in a year, 1762 01:31:45,166 --> 01:31:49,376 but he gets a piece of the revenue of the shoe 1763 01:31:49,462 --> 01:31:51,703 and all future Air Jordan shoes. 1764 01:31:54,426 --> 01:31:55,791 A shoe is just a shoe 1765 01:31:57,012 --> 01:31:58,844 until my son steps into it. 1766 01:32:43,058 --> 01:32:44,674 What... What happened? 1767 01:32:45,769 --> 01:32:46,759 We didn't get him. 1768 01:32:47,687 --> 01:32:49,473 What are you t... I heard you were down there closing 1769 01:32:49,564 --> 01:32:50,679 -with the mother. -Adidas matched. 1770 01:32:51,399 --> 01:32:53,015 -He needs more. -More money? 1771 01:32:53,735 --> 01:32:54,816 Oh, I'm sorry, Phil. 1772 01:32:54,903 --> 01:32:56,610 Uh, he wants a piece of the shoe, 1773 01:32:56,696 --> 01:32:58,027 the gross revenue, his... 1774 01:32:58,114 --> 01:32:59,525 Everything with his name on it. 1775 01:33:02,118 --> 01:33:04,075 - I know, I'm sorry. -Jesus Christ. 1776 01:33:06,790 --> 01:33:07,871 I'm really sorry. 1777 01:33:15,340 --> 01:33:17,752 Fuck it. We should do it. 1778 01:33:20,345 --> 01:33:21,881 Correct me if I'm wrong, Sonny. 1779 01:33:21,971 --> 01:33:23,211 I thought you believed in this guy. 1780 01:33:23,848 --> 01:33:25,009 Well, of course, I do. 1781 01:33:25,683 --> 01:33:27,390 There's not a lot of point in having a basketball guru 1782 01:33:27,477 --> 01:33:28,808 if you don't listen to what he has to say. 1783 01:33:28,895 --> 01:33:30,385 The board's never gonna do that. 1784 01:33:30,480 --> 01:33:31,561 This has never happened before. 1785 01:33:32,107 --> 01:33:34,474 You'd be putting yourself in a real bad spot. 1786 01:33:34,567 --> 01:33:36,023 Th-They could call for your removal. 1787 01:33:36,111 --> 01:33:38,352 If this guy is who you think he's gonna be, 1788 01:33:38,446 --> 01:33:40,312 he'll be the best thing that ever happened to this company 1789 01:33:40,406 --> 01:33:41,692 and he'll be worth every penny. 1790 01:33:41,783 --> 01:33:43,023 Let me worry about the fucking board. 1791 01:33:44,953 --> 01:33:46,193 It's a big risk. 1792 01:33:47,622 --> 01:33:49,863 You're remembered for the rules you break. 1793 01:33:49,958 --> 01:33:51,289 Close the fucking deal. 1794 01:33:54,379 --> 01:33:55,369 Hey, Sonny. 1795 01:33:57,090 --> 01:33:58,501 That's how I built this company. 1796 01:33:59,175 --> 01:34:00,165 I get it, Phil. 1797 01:34:04,556 --> 01:34:05,967 Go get him. 1798 01:34:26,953 --> 01:34:27,943 Hello? 1799 01:34:28,037 --> 01:34:29,869 - Mrs. Jordan. - Yes. 1800 01:34:31,332 --> 01:34:32,948 I've spoken to our CEO. 1801 01:34:33,710 --> 01:34:34,700 And? 1802 01:34:36,379 --> 01:34:39,838 The Nike Corporation is going to accept your terms 1803 01:34:39,924 --> 01:34:43,462 and offer Michael Jordan a direct revenue share 1804 01:34:43,553 --> 01:34:46,921 from the sale of every single shoe with his name on it. 1805 01:34:47,015 --> 01:34:49,803 ...anywhere they are sold in the world. 1806 01:34:51,477 --> 01:34:52,558 Yes. 1807 01:34:53,396 --> 01:34:54,807 Congratulations. 1808 01:34:54,898 --> 01:34:56,059 Thank you. 1809 01:34:56,941 --> 01:34:59,729 Uh, is-is Michael there? Could I speak with him? 1810 01:35:00,820 --> 01:35:03,107 Yes, it's time. 1811 01:35:16,711 --> 01:35:17,701 Hello? 1812 01:35:18,796 --> 01:35:21,709 Hey, Michael. Welcome to Nike. 1813 01:35:43,279 --> 01:35:44,394 Hello? 1814 01:35:45,031 --> 01:35:46,942 I need to see you in the bullpen. 1815 01:35:47,200 --> 01:35:49,407 -Hey, Sonny, you know, uh-- -It's important, Rob. 1816 01:36:12,558 --> 01:36:14,265 Hey, everybody... 1817 01:36:15,561 --> 01:36:16,392 Uh... 1818 01:36:18,982 --> 01:36:21,349 We just signed Michael Jordan! 1819 01:36:21,442 --> 01:36:23,774 Yes! 1820 01:36:55,935 --> 01:36:58,176 - Here's the Ewing file. - At the buzzer, Sonny. 1821 01:36:58,313 --> 01:37:00,145 At the buzzer. 1822 01:37:00,231 --> 01:37:03,223 Yeah, well, what can I tell you? I love the suspense. 1823 01:37:03,318 --> 01:37:04,524 Percentage of sales? 1824 01:37:04,610 --> 01:37:06,647 I'm not gonna lie to you, David. 1825 01:37:06,738 --> 01:37:09,605 I'm told you have lawyers on six-figure retainers. 1826 01:37:09,699 --> 01:37:10,905 No, they're on a cap. 1827 01:37:11,492 --> 01:37:13,824 I don't know if I should tell you this, but... 1828 01:37:14,412 --> 01:37:18,497 Sonny, Adidas was never gonna match the percentage. 1829 01:37:18,583 --> 01:37:19,914 No one was. 1830 01:37:20,752 --> 01:37:22,959 I thought you were the kind of guy that would like to know 1831 01:37:23,046 --> 01:37:25,583 when someone makes a fucking play on you, you know? 1832 01:37:25,673 --> 01:37:28,131 Well, that's very nice of you, David, 1833 01:37:28,217 --> 01:37:29,707 but I actually think this is one of those deals 1834 01:37:29,802 --> 01:37:31,008 that's gonna work out for everybody. 1835 01:37:31,095 --> 01:37:32,130 Oh, yeah? 1836 01:37:32,221 --> 01:37:33,427 Uh, what's Adidas doing? 1837 01:37:33,806 --> 01:37:34,796 They're pivoting. 1838 01:37:34,891 --> 01:37:36,507 -Yeah? To who? -Mel Turpin. 1839 01:37:37,018 --> 01:37:38,929 -Interesting. -He's not a client. 1840 01:37:39,020 --> 01:37:40,681 How's Phil? How's he feeling? 1841 01:37:40,772 --> 01:37:42,012 -Great. -It's a big step. 1842 01:37:42,106 --> 01:37:43,642 Big steps are how we made this place. 1843 01:37:43,733 --> 01:37:45,394 You know, you better get me on speed dial 1844 01:37:45,526 --> 01:37:47,437 - for the next five years. - Oh, please. 1845 01:37:47,528 --> 01:37:48,814 Howard's gonna take over with Mike. 1846 01:37:48,905 --> 01:37:50,145 You'll be gone in a year. 1847 01:37:50,239 --> 01:37:51,695 No more rabbits to chase. 1848 01:37:51,783 --> 01:37:53,615 Well, that's the thing about rabbits, you know? 1849 01:37:53,701 --> 01:37:55,612 You never know 'cause they just make more rabbits. 1850 01:37:55,703 --> 01:37:58,491 Yeah, they do. 1851 01:38:00,708 --> 01:38:03,200 Well, I'd say it's been a pleasure doing business with you, David, 1852 01:38:03,294 --> 01:38:05,911 -but it never really is. -Nor should it be. 1853 01:38:06,005 --> 01:38:07,416 I don't have friends. 1854 01:38:07,507 --> 01:38:09,168 I have clients, okay? 1855 01:38:09,258 --> 01:38:10,965 That's why I'm a great fucking agent. 1856 01:38:11,052 --> 01:38:12,918 I'm gonna sell my business one day, 1857 01:38:13,012 --> 01:38:14,798 and I'm gonna be a very rich man. 1858 01:38:14,889 --> 01:38:17,551 I will eat alone, but I'll be rich and so will my clients. 1859 01:38:17,642 --> 01:38:18,507 Then I'll worry about friends. 1860 01:38:18,684 --> 01:38:22,348 Well, you call me the next time you have a once-in-a-generation talent. 1861 01:38:22,438 --> 01:38:23,769 I'm thinking of signing Ewing. 1862 01:38:23,856 --> 01:38:25,017 -What do you think? -Pat? 1863 01:38:26,401 --> 01:38:28,642 He immigrated from Jamaica to a little house 1864 01:38:28,778 --> 01:38:30,894 off Auburn Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1865 01:38:31,030 --> 01:38:32,361 when he was 13 years old. 1866 01:38:32,448 --> 01:38:33,984 He'd never played basketball. 1867 01:38:34,075 --> 01:38:35,406 The kid played soccer. 1868 01:38:35,493 --> 01:38:37,279 And Mike Jarvis spotted him 1869 01:38:37,370 --> 01:38:39,031 in the hallways at Cambridge Rindge and Latin. 1870 01:38:39,122 --> 01:38:40,032 He recruited him. 1871 01:38:40,123 --> 01:38:41,705 That team won three state titles. 1872 01:38:41,791 --> 01:38:44,579 I think he's the exact type of player who should be wearing Nikes, 1873 01:38:44,669 --> 01:38:46,785 and I think you can sign whoever you want 1874 01:38:46,879 --> 01:38:48,290 after the deal we just made. 1875 01:38:48,381 --> 01:38:49,587 You're welcome. 1876 01:38:49,674 --> 01:38:51,460 You should be thanking me. 1877 01:38:51,551 --> 01:38:52,541 For... For what? 1878 01:38:52,635 --> 01:38:54,125 For coming up with the name of the shoe. 1879 01:38:54,220 --> 01:38:55,881 -Air Jordan? -Yeah. 1880 01:38:55,972 --> 01:38:57,838 Nah, that was Pete. Bye. 1881 01:38:57,932 --> 01:38:59,343 No, I came up with-- 1882 01:38:59,434 --> 01:39:02,643 I... Sonny? Son... Fucking... 1883 01:39:02,728 --> 01:39:05,015 Did I or did I not say "Air Jordan"? 1884 01:39:14,949 --> 01:39:15,939 We're closed. 1885 01:39:17,118 --> 01:39:18,700 Congratulations. 1886 01:39:19,370 --> 01:39:20,610 You okay? 1887 01:39:20,746 --> 01:39:23,909 Just concentrating on my breath. 1888 01:39:24,000 --> 01:39:25,411 Why? 1889 01:39:26,169 --> 01:39:27,625 Just... 1890 01:39:27,712 --> 01:39:29,874 Doing a forgiveness meditation for myself. 1891 01:39:31,591 --> 01:39:32,581 Hmm. 1892 01:39:33,134 --> 01:39:35,171 What are you forgiving yourself for? 1893 01:39:35,803 --> 01:39:38,420 I think it's possible we may have set a very dangerous precedent. 1894 01:39:38,514 --> 01:39:41,302 Now every athlete's gonna want a percentage. 1895 01:39:41,392 --> 01:39:43,303 Next thing, they all want equity and... 1896 01:39:47,482 --> 01:39:48,472 Fuck it. 1897 01:39:49,025 --> 01:39:50,015 Too many cows. 1898 01:39:51,861 --> 01:39:54,979 If we ruin the business, at least we had fun doing it. 1899 01:39:55,072 --> 01:39:57,905 It felt like the old Nike days for a little while. 1900 01:39:57,992 --> 01:39:59,107 Yeah. 1901 01:39:59,994 --> 01:40:01,860 You know, I thought it was pronounced "Nicky" 1902 01:40:01,954 --> 01:40:03,194 first time I saw the word. 1903 01:40:03,831 --> 01:40:05,367 I had a really strong instinct 1904 01:40:05,458 --> 01:40:07,620 we should call the company Dimension Six. 1905 01:40:07,710 --> 01:40:10,122 You think it would've been successful with that name? 1906 01:40:10,588 --> 01:40:11,578 No. 1907 01:40:12,673 --> 01:40:14,664 Ah, you name it after the goddess of victory, 1908 01:40:14,759 --> 01:40:17,296 it's probably more appealing to competitive athletes. 1909 01:40:17,386 --> 01:40:19,423 We just did that 'cause the consultants told us 1910 01:40:19,514 --> 01:40:21,096 people like four-letter words. 1911 01:40:21,849 --> 01:40:23,214 I like four-letter words. 1912 01:40:24,644 --> 01:40:26,180 Hey, what about the swoosh? 1913 01:40:26,270 --> 01:40:27,852 Supposed to be a sound. 1914 01:40:28,814 --> 01:40:29,895 Sound of what? 1915 01:40:31,359 --> 01:40:32,349 I don't know. 1916 01:40:32,902 --> 01:40:36,566 I paid Carolyn Davidson $35 for that design in 1971. 1917 01:40:37,114 --> 01:40:38,696 I heard you didn't like it. 1918 01:40:38,783 --> 01:40:40,774 No. I said it would grow on me. 1919 01:40:42,745 --> 01:40:43,826 Well, maybe it will. 1920 01:40:52,255 --> 01:40:53,245 Hey, Phil. 1921 01:40:55,424 --> 01:40:56,755 Nobody else would've hired me. 1922 01:40:57,843 --> 01:40:59,174 And that's the truth. 1923 01:41:00,304 --> 01:41:01,419 I appreciate it. 1924 01:41:04,475 --> 01:41:06,432 You're a brilliant guy, Sonny. 1925 01:41:06,519 --> 01:41:07,884 You have courage. 1926 01:41:09,021 --> 01:41:10,432 That's what you do here. 1927 01:41:13,067 --> 01:41:14,148 Thanks, Phil. 1928 01:41:14,735 --> 01:41:16,066 I think it'll be fine. 1929 01:41:16,153 --> 01:41:19,646 What's the most we ever sold on a shoe, $3 million? 1930 01:41:23,703 --> 01:41:24,943 He's one guy. 1931 01:41:25,037 --> 01:41:26,118 How much can it be? 1932 01:41:50,771 --> 01:41:51,852 Hey, how's it going? 1933 01:41:51,939 --> 01:41:53,179 Good, how are you doing? 1934 01:41:53,274 --> 01:41:54,435 Pretty good. 1935 01:42:00,823 --> 01:42:01,984 I'll buy that, too. 1936 01:42:02,074 --> 01:42:04,907 Man, I can't believe we didn't get him. 1937 01:42:04,994 --> 01:42:06,951 -Oh, you knew he was gonna be good? -I knew. 1938 01:42:07,038 --> 01:42:08,119 We all knew. 1939 01:42:09,248 --> 01:42:11,535 Hmm. We should fire Stu. 1940 01:42:13,252 --> 01:42:14,993 -Have a good one, man. -You, too. 1941 01:42:15,671 --> 01:42:16,502 Man. 1942 01:42:18,257 --> 01:42:19,372 Everybody knew. 1943 01:42:58,589 --> 01:42:59,579 No. 1944 01:43:01,384 --> 01:43:02,920 No, fucking horrible. 1945 01:43:07,765 --> 01:43:08,596 No way. 1946 01:43:09,183 --> 01:43:10,719 Just fucking awful. 1947 01:43:11,686 --> 01:43:12,721 Just terrible. 1948 01:43:15,064 --> 01:43:16,054 Nope. 1949 01:43:18,609 --> 01:43:19,690 Not a chance. 1950 01:47:08,589 --> 01:47:10,421 My mom, without her... 1951 01:47:10,841 --> 01:47:12,377 She's a rock. She's unbelievable. 1952 01:47:12,468 --> 01:47:15,256 She... Right now, she takes over two jobs. 1953 01:47:19,350 --> 01:47:20,715 She's an unbelievable woman. 1954 01:47:20,809 --> 01:47:24,598 She constantly keeps me focused on the good things about life. 1955 01:47:24,688 --> 01:47:27,555 You know, how people perceive you, how you respect them, 1956 01:47:27,650 --> 01:47:29,311 you know, what's good for the kids. 1957 01:47:29,401 --> 01:47:31,608 That all came from my parents. You know, it came from my mom. 1958 01:47:31,695 --> 01:47:34,027 And she's still, at this stage... I'm 46 years old... 1959 01:47:34,114 --> 01:47:36,196 She's still parenting me today, 1960 01:47:36,283 --> 01:47:37,694 and that's the good thing about that lady. 1961 01:47:37,785 --> 01:47:39,196 I love her to death. 1962 01:47:39,286 --> 01:47:40,367 I love her to death.