Reseña del libro "Shoe dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike"
"Shoe Dog is a great American story about luck, grit, know-how, and the magic alchemy of a handful of eccentric characters who came together to build Nike. The lessons Knight imparts about entrepreneurship and the obstacles one faces in trying to create something are priceless." -Abraham Verghese, New York Times bestselling author of Cutting for Stone
"An extraordinary hero's journey, an epic tale of faith, unparalleled determination, excellence, failure, triumph, hard-earned wisdom, and love. I finished the last sentence in complete awe, inspired and grateful for the experience." -Lisa Genova, New York Times bestselling author of Still Alice and Inside the O'Briens
In 1963, fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed fifty dollars from his father to launch a company with one simple mission: import high-quality, low-cost running shoes from Japan. Selling the shoes from the trunk of his Plymouth Valiant, Knight grossed eight thousand dollars that first year. Today, Nike's annual sales top $30 billion. In this age of start-ups, Knight's Nike is the gold standard, and its swoosh is one of the most instantly recognized icons in the world. Now, for the first time ever, Knight details the many terrifying risks he encountered along the way, the crushing setbacks, the ruthless competitors, the countless doubters and haters and hostile bankers -as well as his many thrilling triumphs and narrow escapes. Above all, he recalls the foundational relationships that formed the heart and soul of Nike, with his former track coach, the irascible and charismatic Bill Bowerman, and with his first employees, a ragtag group of misfits and savants who quickly became a band of swoosh-crazed brothers. Together, harnessing the electrifying power of a bold vision and a shared belief in the redemptive, transformative power of sports, they created a brand, and a culture, that changed everything.
