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1. www.litcharts.com › lit › shoe-dogShoe Dog by Phil Knight Plot Summary - LitCharts

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   Shoe Dog, the memoir of Nike co-founder Phil Knight, tells the story of Knight’s life alongside the formation of the now-iconic athletic brand. In 1962, Phil Knight, of Portland, Oregon, dreams of opening a shoe company.

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   Shoe Dog is a first-person memoir written by Nike cofounder Phil Knight. It was published in 2016. 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.

3. www.litcharts.com › lit › shoe-dogShoe Dog Study Guide | Literature Guide - LitCharts

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   Created by the original team behind SparkNotes, LitCharts are the world's best literature guides. Shoe Dog: Introduction. A concise biography of Phil Knight plus historical and literary context for Shoe Dog. Shoe Dog: Plot Summary. A quick-reference summary: Shoe Dog on a single page. Shoe Dog: Detailed Summary & Analysis.

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   Chapter-by-chapter summary & analysis, quotes, themes, characters, symbols, and more. Poetry Summary, themes, line-by-line analysis, poetic devices, form, meter, rhyme scheme, and more.

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   Phil Knight was the very first student to try one of Bowerman’s legendary shoes and it improved his running abilities so much that the experience forever changed Knight’s views about shoes. In the spirit of his newfound passion, Phil through himself into learning more about the relationship between track shoes and speed.

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   A summary of The First Part, Chapters 21–26 in Miguel de Cervantes's Don Quixote. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of Don Quixote and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.

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   Who wrote Shoe Dog?

   • Shoe Dog is a first-person memoir written by Nike cofounder Phil Knight. It was published in 2016. 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.

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   What is Shoe Dog about?

   • 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. The years in between are comprised of the struggles and challenges Knight faced as he worked to build the company that would ultimately be known worldwide as Nike.

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   Is Shoe Dog based on a true story?

   • Additionally, Shoe Dog is related to a number of other notable memoirs. Although Phil Knight’s name is on the cover, Shoe Dog was ghostwritten by J.R. Moehringer, a Pulitzer Prize recipient. Moehringer also ghostwrote Prince Harry’s recent 2023 memoir, Spare, and tennis star Andre Agassi’s memoir, Open .

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   Why did Phil Knight start a shoe company?

   • In 1962, Phil Knight, of Portland, Oregon, dreams of opening a shoe company. He believes that Japan makes great shoes, which, at the time, have yet to find their way to the United States. Knight convinces his father, Bill, to lend him money so he can go abroad and pitch his idea to a Japanese shoe seller.

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   How many chapters are in Shoe Dog?

   • Shoe Dog is divided into 20 chapters, each one roughly corresponding to one year in Knight’s life. In addition to the challenges related to building a company, Knight also reflects on the challenges and triumphs he faced as a son, as a young man searching for his identity, as a husband and a father.

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   What is the story of Knight & the shoe company?

   • It is 1962. After completing undergraduate studies at the University of Oregon and business school at Stanford, Knight returns to his parents’ home in Portland, Oregon. While out running one day, he decides he wants to partner with a Japanese shoe company to sell shoes in the United States.

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   The following version of this book was used to create the guide: Knight, Phil. Shoe Dog. Scribner, 2016. One morning while on a run, Phil Knight has a Crazy Idea. At the age of 24, he decides to import running shoes from Japan.