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I've been a Nike athlete since day one.

I am just happy to be part of the Nike family.

Not obsessed with particularly Nike, but sneakers in general. I love them.

I think there are a few brands like Nike and Patagonia which are quite progressively minded.

I was the first athlete, from a training standpoint, with Adidas to have their own signature shoe.

Years ago, I tore out a Nike ad featuring Allyson Felix and Maria Sharapova looking super fierce and tough. I always told my family that I wanted to be like them someday, so to come home to my apartment and see boxes of Nike gear stacked higher than my doorknob is pretty much a dream come true.

Perhaps the most powerful lesson other brands can learn from Nike is the need to act in accordance with the reality of the world we live in. In a mutually dependant, intimately connected global community facing several major crises, brands need to operate with an expanded definition of self-interest that includes the greater good.

Playing basketball all my life, I've collected a lot of different basketball shoes. It's pretty much all I wear.

We wanted Nike to be the world's best sports and fitness company. Once you say that, you have a focus. You don't end up making wing tips or sponsoring the next Rolling Stones world tour.