![]() ![]() Above all, he recalls the foundational relationships that formed the heart and soul of Nike, with his former track coach, the irascible and charismatic Bill Bowerman, and with his first employees, a ragtag group of misfits and savants who quickly became a band of swoosh-crazed brothers. Knight details the many terrifying risks he encountered along the way, the crushing setbacks, the ruthless competitors, the countless doubters and haters and hostile bankers-as well as his many thrilling triumphs and narrow escapes. Shoe Dog primarily recounts the events from 1962, the year Knight traveled around the world as a young man, to 1980, the year Nike went public and Knight became a multimillionaire. Rather than work for a big corporation, he will create something all his own, something new, dynamic, different. Shoe Dog is a first-person memoir written by Nike co-founder Phil Knight. A native Oregonian, Knight was educated at the University of Oregon, where he ran track under Bill Bowerman, and at Stanford University, where he received a master’s degree in business. Twenty-four years old, backpacking through Asia and Europe and Africa, wrestling with life’s Great Questions, Knight decides the unconventional path is the only one for him. Phil Buck Knight is the founder of Nike and author of Shoe Dog. ![]() It all begins with a classic crossroads moment. ![]() Now, in a memoir that’s surprising, humble, unfiltered, funny, and beautifully crafted, he tells his story at last. But Knight, the man behind the swoosh, has always been a mystery. RT tothemax2050: Shoe Dog by Phil Knight. ![]()
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