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my summary for the book club book "shoe dog"

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my summary for the book club book "shoe dog"

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I think this subtopic should be used towards the middle of my book club book.
This subtopic/book also taught me to continue pursuing my Idea if I know it will be good for everyone around me, and will teach me something.

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In 1964 Phil knight launched a athletics brand called blue ribbon co. Witch then became more well know as Nike. With the assistance of Onitsuka co. Blue ribbon skyrocketed into the shoe game with new pairs of shoes and new motives. Although they were successful there were many problems to get to were they are today.

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Philip Hampson "Phil" Knight is an American businessman, producer and philanthropist. He was born in the year 1938, on February 24 in Portland, Oregon. Perhaps, he is best known as the co-founder and chairman of Nike, Inc. and before retiring, served as Nike's CEO.

Phil also owns the stop motion film production company called Laika. He is a generous man and has contributed a staggering amount of money towards many charitable causes which support education and better standard of living all across the world.

A peek at the fantastic family of Knights

Knight Parents - William W. Knight and Lota Hatfield Knight

Phil's parents were Oregon natives. His father was a lawyer who took to newspaper publishing and his mother was a homemaker. It is said that his father had refused to give him a summer job at his newspaper ' Oregon Journal' so he went to work for Oregonian, which was a rival of his father's business. He used to work night shifts there and would walk seven miles from home for this job.

Knight Spouse - Penelope "Penny" Knight

The man married Penny Knight in the year 1968. She has been a supporter of her husband in all his ventures and also does charity along with him by donating funds to many organizations. The couple together has three children.
Knight Children - Travis Knight, Matthew Knight and Christina Knight
Travis Knight

Travis is professionally an animator, film executive and former rapper. He is the oldest son of Penelope and Phil Knight. He was born in 1973 and is married with two children. Currently he is CEO and President of Laika, Inc., a production company that his father started.

Matthew Knight

Matthew Knight was another son of Phil, who tragically died at the age of 34 in a scuba diving accident. The Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Oregon, is named after him.

Christina Knight

She is the only daughter of Phil and Penelope Knight.

Knight Siblings - Joanne Knight and Jeanne Knight

Phil has two sisters: Joanne and Jeanne.

Knight Grandparents - Fred Goodwin and Edith Knight

Phil's grandparents Fred Goodwin and Edith M Knight are also well known. Goodwin served as the CEO of RBS Group.

Net Worth

As of 2015, Phil Knight has a net worth of 27.4 billion USD. This makes him the 35 th richest person in the world and 21 st in the United States.

Knight is known to be a fan of American sports and is a regular at many sporting events held all across the country. He and his family support many sporting foundations too.

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Philip Hampson "Phil" Knight is an American businessman, producer and philanthropist. He was born in the year 1938, on February 24 in Portland, Oregon. Perhaps, he is best known as the co-founder and chairman of Nike, Inc. and before retiring, served as Nike's CEO. Phil also owns the stop motion film production company called Laika.

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According to "Nike news" "Jeff Johnson, Nike's first official employee, is notable for many long-lasting efforts. Among those: instituting benchmarks of customer service and instilling an unwavering passion for product. And, of course, establishing the company's first retail door."

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Heidi O'Neill, President of Nike Direct, views this as a special confidence that pervades the brand's retail efforts. It is essential to the DNA of the House of Innovation, Nike's new flagship concept, all the way down to Nike's current community-driven spaces, such as New York's 45 Grand and, of course, BRS.

"You're here to earn loyalty," says Johnson of BRS's intent. "This breeds a mutual understanding and a human level of trust. It always starts with forming relationships."

While BRS maintains Johnson's efforts in establishing a running community, New York's 45 Grand serves to welcome locals that rally around the city's diverse engagements in sport, culture and community (hosting everything from book launches to coat drives). Shanghai's On-Air Studio supports local creative endeavor - including hosting a weekly workshops and speaker series.In each instance, the three spaces, along with other Nike locations around the world, offer what Johnson did in 1967: safe harbor to discuss mutual passion points and from which to build new foundations.

BRS at 3107 Pico will welcome runners daily from January 25.

For more on how to get involved with Nike around the world click here.

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Runner's Reprise: Nike's Original Door Reopens in Santa Monica

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Heidi O'Neill, President of Nike Direct, views this as a special confidence that pervades the brand's retail efforts. It is essential to the DNA of the House of Innovation, Nike's new flagship concept, all the way down to Nike's current community-driven spaces, such as New York's 45 Grand and, of course, BRS.

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researching his family and how they maybe supported him.

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researching his family and how they maybe supported him.

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This is Important because this is Where Phil knight got his start. In the late 1950's Phil knight  went to Japan where he contacted Onitsuka Tiger Co.  Phil  convinced the company that their product had a market in the US. Then in 1963 Knight got his first shipment of Nike shoes.

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This video explains that when you have a idea you can use it to make something which can make things easier. There are 3 different thing which can inspire someone to start a business passion, complaints, and ego. In Phil Knights case his passion was to run, so he started a business related to running. Not only that, but Phil night was always annoyed by people disrespeacting runners, which motivated him to start a buissnes, Nike.

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How to Develop a Business Idea: Crash Course Business - Entrepreneurship #2

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Phil Knight's thoughts on startinga business.

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Phil Knight's thoughts on startinga business.

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(Reasorce: Shoe Dog)
Phil’s philosophy of what doing business is all about and what it should aspire to be. His definition of business comes from the words: “When you make something, when you improve something, when you deliver something, when you add some new thing or service to the lives of strangers, making them happier, or healthier, or safer, or better, and when you do it all crisply, efficiently, smartly, the way everything should be done but so seldom is — you’re participating more fully in the whole grand human drama.”

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was he poor? and how did he overcome that.

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was he poor? and how did he overcome that.

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Julia

Phil knight was not that poor, but he did overcome a challenge. he had gone through legal issues, and still his most powerful dream was to sell Japanese running shoes in the United States. He needed to go to Japan to make it happen. this proves that he is really persistent to get what he wants.

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Where and how did Phil come up with the motive "Just do it"

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Where and how did Phil come up with the motive "Just do it"

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Considering how intrinsic to the brand it now seems, the slogan had inauspicious beginnings. It was created in 1987 by Wieden + Kennedy to accompany Nike’s first major television campaign, which included commercials for running, walking, cross-training, basketball and women’s fitness. “Each spot was developed by a different creative team and was markedly different from the others,” remembers Dan Wieden, founder of the agency and author of the Nike line. “In reviewing the work the night before the client presentation, I felt we needed a tagline to give some unity to the work, one that spoke to the hardest hardcore athletes as well as those talking up a morning walk.”

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Facing Challenges was one of his problems.

Phil details many of his failings in running the company. He also talks about the many challenges he faced including his competition, legal issues, government import fees, bank funding, etc. For many years, the ongoing central challenge was cash flow.

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Since the ’60s, Nike has revolutionized its shoe design and construction. See how this innovative sneaker has evolved over the years.

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Nike, Inc., formerly (1964–78) Blue Ribbon Sports, American sportswear company headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon. It was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman, a track-and-field coach at the University of Oregon, and his former student Phil Knight. They opened their first retail outlet in 1966 and launched the Nike brand shoe in 1972

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Nike, Inc. (stylized as NIKE ) is an American athletic footwear and apparel corporation headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, United States. It is the world's largest supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment, with revenue in excess of US$46 billion in its fiscal year 2022.

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Where did he get the idea to sell shoes?

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Where did he get the idea to sell shoes?

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Ashna
Phil got the idea to sell running shoes because he used to run on tracks, and was inspired to create some shoes which adjustable and comfortable for running.

In the text "How Phil Knight turned a dream into a $25 billion fortune" The author states that Phil Knight had to face many hardships and unexpacted set-backs. Becasue of his struggles, as finding a career, he was inspired by an idea which soon turned out to mack a fortune.

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The company takes its name from Nike, the Greek goddess of victory.

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How Nike Grew and was founded?

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How Nike Started, Grew & Became a $34.7 Billion Company

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In the article "Britannica Nike Inc." the text provides information about how Nike was created, why it was created, and how Nike grew bigger.

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Nike, Inc., formerly (1964-71) Blue Ribbon Sports, American sportswear company that is one of the world's best-known brands. It was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman, his former track-and-field coach at the University of Oregon. The company was renamed Nike, Inc., in 1971, and it went public in 1980. By the early 21st century, Nike had retail outlets and distributors in more than 170 countries, and its logo-a curved check mark called the "swoosh"-was recognized throughout the world. The company is headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon.

Nike's origins trace to 1962, when Knight toured the Onitsuka (now Asics) factory in Japan. Impressed by the speed and quality with which it produced shoes, he made a deal to sell the Onitsuka Tiger, the company's signature shoe, in the United States. After showing the sneakers to Bowerman, the duo formed Blue Ribbon Sports in 1964. Knight largely focused on the business side of the company, while Bowerman was involved in shoe design. In 1967 Bowerman created the popular Tiger Cortez, a modified version of the Onitsuka Tiger. In 1971 Blue Ribbon Sports split from Onitsuka and changed its name to Nike, after the Greek goddess of victory. Its swoosh logo was also introduced that year.

After going public in 1980, Nike struggled, and one of the company's executive encouraged Knight, who was CEO, to sign an endorsement deal with NBA rookie Michael Jordan. A lucrative contract was finalized in 1984, and it revolutionized sports marketing and transformed Nike into an international powerhouse. The company's line of Air Jordan sneakers became a phenomenon and are perhaps the world's best-known shoes. In 1988 the company debuted its iconic slogan "Just Do It."

From the late 1980s Nike steadily expanded its business and diversified its product line through numerous acquisitions, including the shoe companies Cole Haan (1988; sold in 2012) and Converse, Inc. (2003), the sports-equipment producer Canstar Sports, Inc. (1994; later called Bauer and sold in 2008), and the athletic apparel and equipment company Umbro (2008; sold in 2012). In 1996 the company created Nike ACG ("all-conditions gear"), which markets products for extreme sports such as snowboarding and mountain biking. In the early 21st century Nike began selling sports-technology accessories, including portable heart-rate monitors and high-altitude wrist compasses.

Part of Nike's success is owed to endorsements by high-profile athletes. In addition to Michael Jordan, the company has signed deals with Mia Hamm, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Tiger Woods, LeBron James, and Cristiano Ronaldo. The NikeTown chain stores, the first of which opened in 1990, pay tribute to these and other company spokespersons while offering consumers a full range of Nike products. In the 1990s the company's image suffered from revelations about poor working conditions in its overseas factories. Nike later instituted various reforms, which included auditing its factories.

In 2004 Knight stepped down as CEO, though he continued as the company's chairman until 2016. At that time of his retirement, Nike's annual revenue was more than $32 billion.

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Nike, Inc. | History, Logo, Headquarters, & Facts

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Nike, Inc., American sportswear company headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon. It was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman, a track-and-field coach at the University of Oregon, and his former student Phil Knight. The company was renamed Nike, Inc., in 1971 and went public in 1980.

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Phil Kinght overcame his problems by fighting back, and encouraging him self to not give up. Throught the book, he refers to the phrase "Keep Going. Don't Stop", this motivatied him. He also leaned back to his family and friends during hard times.

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Phil Knight, founder of shoe giant Nike, retired as chairman in June 2016 after 52 years at the company.

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In Phil knights life he succeeded in many things like on pg 166 and 167 ere he got more recognition in the Onitsuka Company were he gets invited to a picnic and made a friend.

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Phil knight's very first shoes were the onitsuka tigers and they were running shoes.

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Acorrding to "Phil Knight", Phil Knights dream was to sell Japanese running shoes in the United States. He needed to go to Japan to make it happen. When Knight met with the Japanese Shoe company Onitsuka, he made the first step to building today's Nike. He pitched to Onitsuka executives that he would sell the brand in the United States.

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What are the chances that if you look around your room right now, you will find a product branded with that famous "swoosh" symbol? The man responsible for founding what is arguably the world's most famous sport brand, Nike is Phil Knight, America's finest business magnate. A native Oregonian, he is also known to be a great philanthropist and a former athlete.

Early Life

Phil Knight worked as a sport correspondent for the Oregonian newspaper, where he would run seven miles to and from home. It was this initial experience that made him the star athlete in the state and he has won titles for his running performances.

After he obtained his Master's degree, he travelled to Japan, where he got the rights to sell the Tiger-brand running shoes. He then partnered with his former coach and created NIKE which is a name that went on to become one of the world's best known sporting brands.

Career

Knight started out his business from a small Plymouth Valiant automobile. A legendary story, his is the classic American dream of making it big with determination coupled with hard work and patience.A friend of Knight's, Jeff Johnson suggested calling his brand Nike and they created the logo, which is recognized as one of the world's most powerful ones, for a mere $35.

After his stupendous success, Phil moved on to obtain Laika Studios, which he entrusted upon his son, Travis. He turned the fortunes of the company around with the help of his Nike executives. It was under his leadership that Laika studios went on to become one of the best short-film animated studios in the world.

Phil Knight's story is not an overnight success, but that of determination and grit. He was able to manage a business very passionately, due to which, his legacy will remain for years to come. His story isn't one that is all smooth sailing though. He lost his son Mathew to a scuba diving accident in scuba diving accident back in 2004. He said that the incident helped him put things in perspective and that family was always the most important thing.Knight not only created one of the most memorable brands of all time, but was also able to fend off competition from the likes of European competitors such as Adidas and Puma. After retirement, he assumed the role of chairman of the company.

"There is an immutable conflict at work in life and in business, a constant battle between peace and chaos. Neither can be mastered, but both can be influenced. How you go about that is the key to success" - Philip Hampson Phil Knight

Phil Knight is also a well-known entrepreneur and has contributed close to $230 million to the University of Oregon, where he is also a Hall of Fame member. Apart from this, he has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to other charitable organizations.

An inspiration, Phil Knight has touched the lives of millions of athletes around the world with his company and efforts.

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Phil Knight Story - Bio, Facts, Networth, Family, Auto, Home | Famous Businessmen | SuccessStory

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What are the chances that if you look around your room right now, you will find a product branded with that famous "swoosh" symbol? The man responsible for founding what is arguably the world's most famous sport brand, Nike is Phil Knight, America's finest business magnate.

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In this video, it talks about how Phil Knights strong passion for running helped him better understand how to achieve to goal to build a strong business. By motivating him self, and keeping up a positive attitude Phil was able to construct one of the best selling businesses.
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Bill Bowerman was an American track and field coach and co-founder of Nike, Inc. Over his career, he trained 31 Olympic athletes, 51 All-Americans, 12 American record-holders, 22 NCAA champions and 16 sub-4 minute milers.[1] He disliked being called a coach and during his 24 years at the University of Oregon, the Ducks track and field team had a winning season every season but one, attained 4 NCAA titles, and finished in the top 10 in the nation 16 times. As co-founder of Nike, he invented some of their top brands, including the Cortez and Waffle Racer, and assisted in the company moving from being a distributor of other shoe brands to one creating their own shoes in house.

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William Jay Bowerman (February 19, 1911 - December 24, 1999) was an American track and field coach and co-founder of Nike, Inc. Over his career, he trained 31 Olympic athletes, 51 All-Americans, 12 American record-holders, 22 NCAA champions and 16 sub- 4 minute milers.

Bowerman disliked being called a coach, and during his 24 years at the University of Oregon, the Ducks track and field team had a winning season every year but one, attained 4 NCAA titles, and finished in the top 10 in the nation sixteen times. As co-founder of Nike, he invented some of their top brands, including the and Waffle Racer, and assisted in the company moving from being a distributor of other shoe brands to one creating their own shoes in house.

Born in Portland, Oregon, Bowerman's father Jay was a former governor; his mother, Elizabeth Hoover Bowerman, had grown up in Fossil. The family returned to Fossil after the parents divorced in 1913. Bowerman had an older brother and sister, Dan and Mary Elizabeth "Beth"; and a twin brother, Thomas, who died in an elevator accident when he was two years old.

Bowerman attended Medford and Seattle schools before returning to Medford for high school. He played in the high school band and for the state-champion football team in his junior and senior years. Bowerman first met Barbara Young, the woman he married, while a high school student in Medford.

In 1929, Bowerman attended the University of Oregon to play football and study journalism. At the suggestion of longtime track coach Bill Hayward, he also joined the track team. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. After graduating, he taught biology and coached football at Franklin High School in Portland in 1934. In 1935, Bowerman moved back to Medford to teach and coach football during which won a state title in 1940.

Bowerman married Barbara Young on June 22, 1936. Their first son, Jon, was born June 22, 1938. William J. Bowerman, Jr. ("Jay") was born November 17, 1942. Their third son, Tom, was born May 20, 1946.

Military career

Bowerman had been in the ROTC and Army Reserve, and then joined the United States Army as a 2nd Lieutenant in the days following the Pearl Harbor attack. He was assigned to Fort Lawton in Washington and served a year there before being assigned to the 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment at Camp Hale in Leadville, Colorado. He was in the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, the regiment became a part of the 10th Mountain Division.

Bowerman's duty entailed organizing the troops' supplies and maintaining the mules used to carry the supplies in the mountains. On December 23, 1944, the division arrived in Naples, Italy and soon moved north to the mountains of northern Italy. During his tour of duty, Bowerman was promoted to commander of the 86th Regiment's First Battalion at the rank of Major. Bowerman negotiated a stand-down of German forces near the Brenner Pass in the days before the surrender of the German army in all of Italy. For his service, Bowerman received the Silver Star and four Bronze Stars. He was honorably discharged in October 1945.

After the war, Bowerman returned to his position at Medford High School. The family then moved to Eugene where he became the head track coach at his alma mater, the University of Oregon, on July 1, 1948.

University of Oregon

Bowerman's "Men of Oregon" won 24 NCAA individual titles (with wins in 15 of the 19 events contested) and four NCAA team crowns (1962, 1964, 1965, and 1970), and posted 16 top-10 NCAA finishes in 24 years as head coach. His teams also boasted 33 Olympians, 38 conference champions and 64 All-Americans. At the dual level, the Ducks posted a 114-20 record and went undefeated in 10 seasons. In addition, Bowerman coached the world record setting 4-mile (6.4 km) relay team in 1962. This team consisted of Archie San Romani, Dyrol Burleson, Vic Reeve, and Keith Forman with a time of 16:08.9. Six years later, another Oregon team of Roscoe Divine, Wade Bell, Arne Kvalheim and Dave Wilborn improved the record to 16:05.0. Among athletes that Bowerman coached are: Otis Davis, Steve Prefontaine, Kenny Moore, Bill Dellinger, Mac Wilkins, Jack Hutchins, Dyrol Burleson, Harry Jerome, Sig Ohlemann, Les Tipton, Gerry Moro, Wade Bell, Dave Edstrom, Roscoe Divine, Matt Centrowitz, Arne Kvalheim, Jim Grelle, Bruce Mortenson, Phil Knight and Mel Renfro. Renfro was a track and football All-American, had a successful NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys and is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Bowerman disliked being called a coach; he saw himself as more of a teacher. He expected his squad to excel in the classroom, and urged his charges to apply the lessons they learned on the track to everyday life.

In 1972, Bowerman stepped back from day-to-day coaching activities to conduct fundraising for renovating the Hayward Field grandstands that would be necessary for the consideration of hosting the U.S. Olympic Trials again in 1976. He also ran unsuccessfully for an House seat in the Oregon Legislature in 1970 as a Republican, losing by only 815 votes out of 61,000 cast.

Bowerman officially retired as head coach on March 23, 1973, and assistant coach Bill Dellinger was immediately promoted.

United States Olympic Track program

Bowerman created a training program for adjusting athletes for the high altitude that they would experience at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games. This successful program led to his selection as the 1972 Munich Olympic track and field head coaching position, even though American miler favorite Jim Ryun lost to Kenyan Kip Keino, citing altitude as part of the reason for this upset. Bowerman coached members of teams from Norway, Canada, Australia, and the United States.

During the Munich Massacre at the 1972 Olympics in West Germany, where Bowerman was frequently blamed for a dismal performance by the U.S. track team, Israeli race walker Shaul Ladany escaped the PLO terrorists, and then awakened Bowerman and alerted the West German police. Bowerman called the U.S. consulate for a detachment of Marines to protect the U.S. Olympic compound, in which lived two high-profile Jewish athletes: swimmer Mark Spitz and javelin thrower Bill Schmidt.

During a trip to New Zealand in 1962, Bowerman was introduced to the concept of running as a fitness routine, including people of an advanced age, through a running club organized by his friend and coaching colleague Arthur Lydiard. Bowerman brought this concept back to the United States, and began to write articles and books about running. He also created a running program in Eugene that became a national model for fitness programs. A Jogger's Manual, a three-page guide, was published shortly after Bowerman returned from New Zealand. In 1966, along with cardiologist W.E. Harris, Bowerman published a 90-page book titled Jogging. The book sold over a million copies and was credited with igniting the jogging phenomenon in the United States. The new crop of older athletic people contributed to the evolution of the sport of track and field to create a new division for these masters athletes. Due to the popularity of Jogging, Harris and Bowerman published a 127-page book in 1967.

Athletics West is an American running team formed by Bill Bowerman, Phil Knight and Geoff Hollister in 1977. At the time, America had no definitive running program for young athletes to continue competing outside of college. The formation and success of Athletics West, together with the success and popularity of American runners like Craig Virgin (charter member), Steve Prefontaine, Frank Shorter and Bill Rodgers helped inspire the 1970s running boom.[citation needed ]

Bowerman (left) conversing with Phil Knight and two other members of the Oregon track team in 1958

According to Otis Davis, a student athlete who Bowerman coached at the University of Oregon, who later went on to win two gold medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics, he was one of the guinea pigs for whom Bowerman customized shoes prior to being a cofounder of Nike. Davis states 'I didn't like the way they felt on my feet. There was no support and they were too tight. But I saw Bowerman make them from the waffle iron, and they were mine."

In 1964, Bowerman entered into a handshake agreement with Phil Knight, who had been a miler under him in the 1950s, to start an athletic footwear distribution company called Blue Ribbon Sports, later known as Nike, Inc. Knight managed the business end of the partnership, while Bowerman experimented with improvements in athletic footwear design. Bowerman stayed in Eugene, keeping his coaching job at the University of Oregon, while Knight operated the main office from Portland. Bowerman and Knight initially began importing the Onitsuka Tiger running shoes from Japan to sell in the United States. Initially, the partnership was 50-50, but shortly afterwards Bowerman wanted it changed to 51-49, with Knight having the higher ownership. He did this to avoid potential gridlock and have one of them be in charge of final decisions.

Nike Waffle Trainer

Bowerman's design ideas led to the creation of a running shoe in 1966 that was ultimately named " Nike Cortez" in 1968, which quickly became a top-seller and remains one of Nike's most iconic footwear designs. Bowerman designed several Nike shoes, but is best known for ruining his wife's Belgian waffle iron in 1970 or 1971, experimenting with the idea of using waffle-ironed rubber to create a new sole for footwear that would grip but be lightweight. Bowerman's design inspiration led to the introduction of the so-called "Moon Shoe" in 1972, so named because the waffle tread was said to resemble the footprints left by astronauts on the moon. Further refinement resulted in the "Waffle Trainer" in 1974, which helped fuel the explosive growth of Blue Ribbon Sports/Nike. While Bowerman was experimenting with shoe design, he worked in a small, unventilated space, using glue and solvents with toxic components that caused him severe nerve damage. The nerve damage to his lower legs left him with significant mobility problems; as Kenny Moore notes in his book Bowerman and the Men of Oregon, Bowerman had rendered himself unable to run in the shoes that he had given the world.

Bowerman was obsessed with shaving weight off his athletes' running shoes. He believed that custom-made shoes would weigh less on the feet of his runners and cut down on blisters, as well as reduce the overall drag on their energy for every ounce he could remove from the shoe. By his estimation, removing one ounce (28 g) from a shoe, based on a six-foot gait for a runner, would translate in a reduction of 55 pounds (25 kg) of lift over a one-mile (1.6 km) span.

Knight once said of Bowerman's importance to the company, "If coach (Bowerman) isn't happy, Nike isn't happy."

Bowerman reduced his role with the company in the late 1970s and began passing down his stake in the company to other employees shortly before the IPO launched.[citation needed ]

Bowerman is a member of the National Distance Running Hall of Fame, the USA National Track and Field Hall of Fame, the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame, Oregon's Athletic Hall of Fame, the RRCA Distance Running Hall of Fame, and the National Inventors Hall of Fame. His statue and stopwatch grace the northwest corner of Hayward Field, home of the Prefontaine Classic at the University of Oregon. A biographical film, Without Limits, about the relationship between record-breaking distance runner Steve Prefontaine and his coach Bill Bowerman was made in 1998, and Bill Bowerman was played by Donald Sutherland. The headquarters for Nike is located on Bowerman Drive in homage to the company's co-founder. Also in his honor, the company created the "Bowerman Series" of performance running shoes, designed to provide longer-lasting, more training-focused products to compete with such running brands as Asics and Saucony.

In 2009, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association created The Bowerman, an award that is given to the most outstanding collegiate male and female track & field athlete in a given calendar year. Inaugural winners of the award were Oregon's Galen Rupp and Colorado's Jenny Barringer. The Bowerman trophy was designed by Tinker Hatfield, a Nike employee and former Oregon student-athlete coached by Bowerman.

In declining health in late 1999, Bowerman died at age 88 at his home at an assisted care facility in Fossil, Oregon.

Moore, Kenny (2006). Bowerman and the Men of Oregon. Emmaus, Pennsylvania: Rodale. ISBN 978-1-59486-190-1.

Bowerman, William J (1991). High-performance training for track and field. Champaign, Ill.: Leisure Press. ISBN 0-88011-390-1.

Freeman, William H. (1972). A biographical study of William Jay Bowerman.

Greenberg, Keith (1994). Bill Bowerman & Phil Knight: Building the Nike Empire. Blackbirch Press. ISBN 978-1-56711-085-2.

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William Jay Bowerman (February 19, 1911 - December 24, 1999) was an American track and field coach and co-founder of Nike, Inc. Over his career, he trained 31 Olympic athletes, 51 All-Americans, 12 American record-holders, 22 NCAA champions and 16 sub- 4 minute milers.

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Phil always thought he could not make it. but with all his creativity, he did not give up as he made a multi Billion $ company.

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In the article Nike co-founder Phil Knight: I was told I wouldn’t make it. Here’s how I did it anyways, The author examines how important it is to be optimistic when people doubt you.  In the article Phil had a quote that was we knew we could fail but we just didn't think we could.That showed how he was so confident with what he was doing. Another time he was optimistic was when  he was selling shoes out of his car at various track meets this made it seem like  he never wanted to give up. That is what my article was about never giving up when people doubt you.

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Julia
Phil struggles with many things during his job. but he also has many victories. he started with an uncertain idea of a new brand of shoes, then one day he is in Tokyo with his multi billion dollar company. he really does inspire people with his stories, as well as explaining his life before his idea.

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Julia
I noticed that Phil is really determined to continue on with his idea of Nike, for whatever it takes. even though he faces obstacles, he still continues to pursue his own Idea of the amazing shoes.

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Ashna
Phil Knight recounts his struggles, victories, and lessons learned from building Nike from a small startup to a billion dollar shoe giant. He tells engaging and inspiring stories that highlight his personal philosophies on life. Knight encourages us all to seek and pursue a calling, even if we don’t yet know what that means.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nC3dDG8ucPLU-BbcveyUCHUQvU49wvsY371whlkjLjw/edit

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Ashna
Phil is a 24-year-old who has graduated from the University of Organ, and has his masters from Stanford. Phil describes that he feels uncompleted. So, he gets a "Crazy Idea" inspired by the shoes on the running track. The plan he is reaching for, is to build a company with Japan. He plans on doing this with the help of his friend Carter and his dad. Now Carter and Phil have set on a journey, but to achieve this they will have to face some struggles such as money issues.

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How did Phil Knight come up with the idea of Nike?

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Phil Knight, founder of shoe giant Nike, retired as chairman in June 2016 after 52 years at the company. Knight ran track at the University of Oregon and created Nike shoes with his former track coach, Bill Bowerman. In 1964, they each put up $500 to start what would become Nike, then called Blue Ribbon Sports.

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Ashna
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xDNdD9ZlzvxTOmqxrvSi1C0thRyXHFgk80PxEEF4yKs/edit

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In the late 1950s, University of Oregon middle-distance runner Philip Knight was coached by Bill Bowerman, one of the top coaches in the US. Bowerman was also known for experimenting with the design of running shoes to make them lighter and more shock-absorbent. After attending Oregon, Knight continued his studies at Stanford University, where he wrote his MBA thesis on the marketing of athletic shoes. After receiving his degree, Knight travelled to Japan where he contacted Onitsuka Tiger Co. Ltd, and convinced the company that their product had a market in the US. In 1963, Knight received his first shipment of Tiger shoes, and later he and Bowerman invested $500 each to form Blue Ribbon Sports  (Hard)

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Onitsuka Tiger is a Japanese sports shoes brand started in 1949 by Onitsuka Shōkai (鬼塚商会, Onitsuka Co., Ltd), a sports shoes company founded by Kihachiro Onitsuka. Onitsuka Shōkai changed its name several times before changing it to ASICS Corporation in 1977. Since 1977, Onitsuka Tiger has been sold as one of the sports shoe brands of ASICS.

Onitsuka Tiger's first product was a basketball shoe resembling a straw sandal in many ways. The design was discarded by many and Onitsuka returned to the design stage to better acclimate his shoes for the way in which basketball players started and stopped on the floor. By adding cups and small spaces in the soles of his basketball shoes, Onitsuka made a more effective shoe in 1952 which soon became popular throughout Japan. In 1955, the company increased its business to 500 sports shops across Japan.

Onitsuka Tiger worked with marathon runner Toru Terasawa in 1953 to develop a running shoe that would keep long distance runners from developing blisters. Ethiopian runner Abebe Bikila started wearing Onitsuka Tiger shoes in 1957, the first time in his running career he had ever worn shoes, convinced by Onitsuka that they would be superior to his barefoot style. The shoes were also worn in 1958 by short-distance runner Oliver Skilton when he won bronze in the Continental European games. In 1959, the sneakers brand launched the Magic Runner with improved technology on ventilation to prevent blisters and build comfort.

Early partnership with Nike

In the late 1950s, University of Oregon middle-distance runner Philip Knight was coached by Bill Bowerman, one of the top coaches in the US. Bowerman was also known for experimenting with the design of running shoes to make them lighter and more shock-absorbent. After attending Oregon, Knight continued his studies at Stanford University, where he wrote his MBA thesis on the marketing of athletic shoes. After receiving his degree, Knight travelled to Japan where he contacted Onitsuka Tiger Co. Ltd, and convinced the company that their product had a market in the US. In 1963, Knight received his first shipment of Tiger shoes, and later he and Bowerman invested $500 each to form Blue Ribbon Sports (later known as Nike, Inc.).

Development of brands

In 1964, Onitsuka listed the company on the Kobe Stock Exchange and later on the exchanges of Osaka and Tokyo. The ASICS stripe was first introduced in 1966 during the pre-olympic trials for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. LIMBER was the first model to feature ASICS stripes on the side of the upper section. These lines were the famous design icon on another Onitsuka tiger shoe, the LIMBER leather, now called MEXICO 66.

In 1968, Blue Ribbon Sports started importing LIMBER UP to the American market. In 1968 their running shoes were the TG-4 "Marathons" which were all nylon uppers and flat rubber soles. They retailed for about $6.00. Their training shoe had an all leather white upper, and thickly padded soles, and was named the "Cortez." They also had an all around exercise shoe called the "Bangkok" and racing spikes. Blue Ribbon Sports had their first store on the East Coast in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, which was very near the Boston Marathon route. Jeff Johnson was the manager, and he would attend many AAU meets, as well as high school cross country races, where he would be commonly seen selling his Onitsuka brand shoes from the trunk of his red Austin-Healey 3000 sports car.

In the 1970s, Onitsuka Tiger introduced the FABRE, standing for the FAstBREak move in basketball. The Japanese team wore the FABRE at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where they finished 14th. In 1972, GTO, Jelenk, and Onitsuka combined their financial and athletic positions to build a regional sales office near Hokkaido for the 1972 Winter Olympics.

In 1977, all sports brands of the company were merged into the brand ASICS. In 1976, Finnish runner Lasse Virén won both the 5,000 and 10,000 meters at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal while wearing Onitsuka Tigers, after having worn Adidas while winning those events in the 1972 Olympics. Today, the company is still known as ASICS and provides shoes to retailers around the globe.

2000's relaunch

The brand was then abandoned and relaunched in 2002, capitalizing on the new trend of vintage sneakers. In 2003, Uma Thurman wore gold-colored Onitsuka Taichi sneakers with black stripes with her famous yellow outfit in the movie . By 2007, the brand had opened 23 standalone stores. In 2008, Onitsuka Tiger launched a premium series, Nippon Made. In 2009, to celebrate its 60-year anniversary, Onitsuka Tiger launched its history book Made of Japan. In 2015, Onitsuka Tiger partnered with US-based design company Bait to create a Bruce Lee series.

In 2017, sales of the brand grew by 20% to 31.9 billion yen. In July 2017, Onitsuka Tiger launched the what it publicized as the first augmented reality sneakers, but was merely an app animating the shoe's logo on a phone screen.

Since Onitsuka Tiger was incorporated in 1949, shoes have been created for football, running, martial arts, basketball, cheerleading, volleyball, cross-training, track and field, wrestling, golf, cricket, fencing, and tennis. The most famous brand of Onitsuka Tiger shoes is the striped Mexico 66 Line.[citation needed ]

ASICS still sells vintage style Onitsuka Tiger shoes, including the Mexico 66. The ASICS acronym stands for "Anima Sana in Corpore Sano" or "A Healthy Soul in a Healthy Body.", an adaptation of the ancient aphorism in Juvenal and elsewhere, " Mens sana in corpore sano". In Asics' portfolio, the Asics brand is oriented towards sports performance, while the Onitsuka Tiger brand is imprinted in the casual sneaker fashion.

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Onitsuka Tiger is a Japanese sports shoes brand started in 1949 by Onitsuka Shōkai (鬼塚商会, Onitsuka Co., Ltd), a sports shoes company founded by Kihachiro Onitsuka. Onitsuka Shōkai changed its name several times before changing it to ASICS Corporation in 1977. Since 1977, Onitsuka Tiger has been sold as one of the sports shoe brands of ASICS.