Phil Knight’s Memoir ‘Shoe Dog’ Tops Bestseller Lists Following ‘Air’
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Before Ben Affleck donned an ill-fitting wig and distracting polarized sunglasses in his portrayal of Phil Knight in “Air,” the visionary Nike founder told his own life story in a 2018 memoir called “Shoe Dog.” In the candid autobiography — which is currently a No.
1 bestseller on Amazon, five years after its initial release — Knight traces the creation of Nike, from its early days as an intrepid start-up to its current status as one of the most iconic and profitable brands in history.
The story begins in 1962 when Knight was fresh out of business school, and with a $50 loan from his father created a a company with a simple mission: to import high-quality and low-cost athletic shoes from Japan.
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