Long before its swoosh logo became a widely recognized symbol, Nike's early sales came from Phil Knight driving a green Plymouth Valiant from one track meet to another with a trunk full of Japanese running shoes. This is how the company that would become Nike really started, and its filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission show the business grew substantially. According to Nike's SEC filing for fiscal year 2009, the company reported $19.2 billion in revenue, a scale of growth many people who have simply worn Nike running shoes might never have considered.
A meeting that turned into a business
