Fort Lauderdale sprinter Walter Dix competed in the U.S. Olympic trials in his FSU uniform.

He had turned down earlier endorsement deals said to be worth $1 million a year.

The gamble paid off. Dix has signed a multi-million dollar contract with Nike through December 2012. His agent calls the deal “record-breaking” for a track star. Read my colleague Sharon Robb’s story about Dix here.