![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Knight made the track team and he found he could run fast and even more he liked it. It was only when Nike founder Phil Knight got cut from the baseball team as a high school freshman that his mother suggested he try out for track instead. In this young readers edition of the New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight “offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh” ( Booklist, starred review), opening up about how he went from being a track star at an Oregon high school to the founder of a brand and company that changed everything. Shoe Dog reads like a great story about how an ambition turned into a business, while at the same time it serves as a guide for accomplishing great things.” - VOYA The book takes readers from the beginning of his dream…to the creation of the internationally known, uber-successful Nike brand. “Knight writes from the heart in this young adult version of his 2016 adult memoir. His tenacity is inspiring and will be a valuable lesson for young entrepreneurs.” - School Library Journal “This book, a young reader’s edition of Knight’s autobiography, is an eye-opening look into the story of Knight before his multibillion dollar company. ![]()
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