About adidas
The vision of company founder Adolf Dassler has long become reality, and his corporate philosophy the guiding principle for successor generations. The idea was as simple as it was brilliant. Adi Dassler’s aim was to provide every athlete with the best possible equipment. It all began in 1920, when Adi Dassler made his first shoes using the few materials available after the First World War.
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The adidas name dates back to 1948, deriving from the first two syllables of Adi Dassler’s first and last name. One year later, Adi Dassler registered the Three Stripes as a trademark. After a period spanning almost 70 years, the Dassler Family withdrew from the company in 1989, and the enterprise was transformed into a corporation ("Aktiengesellschaft"). French-born Robert Louis-Dreyfus was Chairman of the Executive Board from April 1993 to March 2001. It was he who initiated adidas’ flotation on the stock market in November 1995. adidas--a name that stands for competence in all sectors of sport around the globe. Today, the adidas product range extends from shoes, apparel and accessories for basketball, soccer, fitness and training to adventure, trail and golf.
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
(4 customer reviews) 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Soccer Sideswipes,
April 8, 2011 S. White (Sylmar, CA) - See all my reviews
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My son wore them and I gave some to his team members; however, they did not last very long. They rip fairly quickly.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
ok for a while,
September 8, 2010 h1n2 - See all my reviews
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They get the job done, but they broke after a few weeks of running on turf.
Worst Product Ever,
August 13, 2011 yoyokid - See all my reviews
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When I took these shoe bands out of the package, I noticed that the Adidas logo and stripes were printed very poorly. I figured it didn't matter as long as they functioned correctly, but they did not. I decided to try them out on my cleats to see how they fit. On the left cleat, I managed to put it on, but it did not fit well, which I found odd since they are Adidas cleats, as are the shoe bands. When I tried to put the other band onto the remaining cleat, it ripped cleanly in half as though it was made of paper. I am extremely disapointed in Adidas, which has been my favorite soccer company for as long as I can remember and used to respect for the quality of their products, and whoever else was involved in these ripoff shoe bands. DO NOT BUY THESE SHOE BANDS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!!!
