by Phil Knight · Simon & Schuster Ltd · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781471146718
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«Shoe Dog» is the business autobiography of Phil Knight, published by Simon & Schuster Ltd in paperback (386 pages, in English).
Phil Knight recounts in the first person how he founded Nike from a fifty-dollar loan from his father, importing trainers from Japan and selling them from the boot of his car. He reviews risks, failures and tensions with competitors and bankers, as well as the relationships with his first partners and employees, which shaped the brand.
The edition was published on 26 April 2016; the full subtitle is «A Memoir by the Creator of Nike».
Aimed at entrepreneurs, business history enthusiasts and Nike followers interested in the origins of the brand.
Philip Hampson Knight is an American billionaire businessman who is the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Nike, Inc., a global sports footwear, equipment and apparel company. He was previously its chairman and CEO. As of October 2025, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$35.4 billion. He is also the owner of the stop motion film production company Laika. Knight is a graduate of the University of Oregon and the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He was part of the track and field club under coach Bill Bowerman at the University of Oregon with whom he would later co-found Nike.
