Nike Air Zoom Aplha - Black / Volt Originally released in 1996, the Nike Zoom Alpha was the first shoe to use Zoom Air technology, and now it has been bought back for a stitch-for-stitch remake. With a Zoom Air unit that runs from the heel to the forefoot, it delivers the same look and the same incredible ride as the original. Synthetic and textile upper gives comfortable support. The unique Zoom Air unit runs in a singular piece from the heel all the way to the forefoot for an incredible ride and total comfort. A stitch-for-stitch remake ensures the same shape, look and detailing as the '90s classic. Nike, pronounced Ni-key, is the winged goddess of victory according to Greek mythology. She sat at the side of Zeus, the ruler of the Olympic pantheon, in Olympus. A mystical presence, symbolizing victorious encounters, Nike presided over history's earliest battlefields. The Nike 'swoosh' embodies the spirit of the winged goddess who inspired the most courageous and chivalrous warriors at the dawn of civilization.