Nike "Rollins"

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Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins shows how performance and pain are intrinsically linked in the world of sports, or at least his world, in this new Nike co-op spot with Dick’s Sporting Goods. Two teen boys are trying on Nike cleats when Rollins suddenly appears in his baseball uniform to correct the kid’s assessment of the shoe. “You think baseball is about feeling good?” he asks, adding that he didn’t become MVP and get to the World Series because he felt good.

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