He was attending a high school basketball game in his hometown of Sherwood, Oregon, and noticed that many kids his age were wearing the same white Nike sport socks.

当时他在家乡俄勒冈州的舍伍德参加一场高中篮球赛，他注意到很多和他同龄的孩子都穿着同样的白色耐克运动袜。

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He was attending a high school basketball game in his hometown of Sherwood, Oregon, and noticed that many kids at his age were wearing the same white Nike sport socks.

当时他在家乡俄勒冈州的舍伍德观看一场高中篮球赛，他注意到许多和他同龄的孩子都穿着同样的白色耐克运动袜。

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The boy told himself that if these white plain socks were so popular with kids, then some cool custom designs would surely be an even greater hit.

小男孩想道，如果这些白色的素色袜子那么受孩子们的欢迎，那么一些很酷的定制设计肯定会更受欢迎。

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So many kids, so many socks, every day, I thought.

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His shoes and socks were off, left inside the office with the abandoned magazines, the Kmart portraits of his kids, and the discarded swatches from his trousers and polo.

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