The North American business was only one of the many strategic rationales behind our decision to acquire Reebok.

Oliver Kahn will be in the ad because he belongs to the best soccer players in the world.

The technology isn't perfect yet. We have to be 1,000 percent certain that it works perfectly before we can deploy it in professional soccer games.

In every single region in the world, it is now a two-horse race between Nike and Adidas.

It was not a difficult decision (to retire). The years are passing and you cannot prevent that. You cannot stay at the top of a sport all your life. I have been fortunate to continue for so long. I had a gift from God.

We stand by our decision on the enterprise zones; the later vote absolutely was not as environmentally clear as the one we used.