C.Crew December 2013 | Page 12

9/10/13 The Last Second Shot After reading about Howard White and how he went from a major college basketball player to vice president at Nike. The challenges Howard faced were not easy, and that’s why they were such a serious challenges for him. He was faced with many operations on his knees, which caused him to cut his basketball career short. After taking to his coach at the time he began to want something more for himself but he didn’t know exactly what. He soon came in contact with an old teammate who used to see his girlfriend had a job opportunity for him. Instead of ignoring him and blowing him off Howard did the right thing and helped him out. Howard is now the VP of Nike. Rock Star Arianne Phillips has an interesting story to say the least. Not really knowing exactly what she wanted in life, Arianna thought that cosmetology might be the right thing for her. However, after taking classes she soon figured out that it wasn’t right for her. She soon went to college and got into a   12