Sonny Vaccaro Quotes

Beginning in 1978, Nike paid coaches to put their shoes on the team.

In terms of my work with Nike, obviously signing Michael Jordan to a $500,000 contract in 1984 set a new precedent for the business side of the game.

Kobe [Bryant] had the biggest contract for a high school kid. He was the first one to get more than a million a year.

People will always go to games. And not just Duke versus North Carolina. Even Appalachian State against Chatworth.