Kobe本計劃在今年退出NIKE創立曼巴球鞋品牌
I met with Kobe Bryant in late December 2019. Kobe wasn’t happy with Nike and was going to leave it in 2020. Kobe was going to start Mamba, a shoe company owned by players. He passed away weeks later. What he was about to do in business was going to eclipse his sports career.
我在19年12月底與Kobe見了面。 當時Kobe表示對於Nike並不滿意，他打算在2020年離開，然後創辦自己的球鞋公司，名字叫Mamba。 但遺憾的是，幾週後他不幸去世了。 Kobe本可以在商業上做出比在運動領域更亮眼的成績。
2/ These were the designs my team did to show him that day for an independent Mamba shoe company. Here’s calendar details. There were witnesses to the meeting and Kobe’s plans like Gina Ford, who manages Usain Bolt.
http://i.imgur.com/cGaYZoQ.jpg
這是我的團隊為Kobe品牌做出的設計，除了我之外，還有許多人知道Kobe的計劃，例如短跑名將Bolt的經紀人Gina Ford。
He wasn’t happy with Nike’s marketing and promotion commitment to Kobe’s line. And the sales of his shoes were anemic and he blamed Nike. He retained tight control because he didn’t trust Nike’s judgment in design.
他不滿意Nike對Kobe系列的營銷和推廣投入，讓他的鞋子銷量貧乏，他責怪Nike。 他保留了控制權，因為他不相信Nike在設計上的判斷。
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