Shoe Dog Summary & Study Guide Phil Knight This Study Guide consists of approximately 39 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Shoe Dog. But, a summary is a summary for a reason. So, let’s extract only the main parts of Phil Knight’s 1962-1980 biography. More or less, that makes his memoir a story of one name, two companies, and three people.
Summary
At the end of 1975, Pre passes away in a tragic accident. Everyone is stunned, especially Knight and Bowerman. They feel defeated, but decide to honor his legacy by succeeding with Nike.
In 1976, Knight begins to realize how closely tied his personal identity is with that of Nike. He realizes that when an athlete rejected Nike, he felt personally rejected. So, when a runner who almost exclusively practiced in Nikes wore Tigers in the Olympics, Knight feels devastated.
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When celebrities begin to wear Nikes casually, so does much of the American population. These are no longer exclusively shoes for exercise, they are shoes for everyday wear. With this change, Knight realizes that their factories no longer have the capacity to support them. They establish factories in Taiwan.
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At this point, Bowerman feels left out of Nike and decides to sell most of his original...