Here are a few: Michael Jordan, Ronaldinho, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo, basketball players like LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Vince Carter, American football player LaDainian Tomlinson, cyclist Lance Armstrong, skateboarder Paul Rodriguez Jr., golfer Tiger Woods, tennis players like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova, and Formula One racer Michael Schumacher. Nike's first professional athlete endorser was Romanian tennis player Ilie Năstase, and the company's first track endorser was distance running legend Steve Prefontaine.
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Throughout their existence, Nike has paid outstanding athletes to promote their products. The first of such sponsorships was Romanian tennis player Ilie Nastase. Additionally, soccer players Wesley Sneijder and Wayne Rooney have also advertised for Nike.
Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Bo Jackson, and Andre Agassi have all advertised Nike. Others that have advertised Nike include Ronaldinho, Michael Vick, Lance Armstrong, Deion Sanders, Pete Sampras, and LeBron James.