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Shoe Dog

by Phil Knight · 2016

Phil Knight's memoir of building Nike from Blue Ribbon Sports into a global sportswear company.

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Phil Knight · Nike co-founder

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Phil KnightNike co-founder

Founder/operator behind Nike and author of the Nike memoir Shoe Dog.

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Bill Gates portrait in 2018 Bill Gates Co-founder, Microsoft; philanthropist
Recommended TIME report of Gates Notes list article

Documented citation: A refreshingly honest reminder of what the path to business success really looks like.

Documented citation Recommended article Bill Gates Picked These Books as the Best of 2016

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TIME · 2016-12-05 · accessed 2026-06-20

TIME reports Gates's 2016 Gates Notes book list and quotes his explanation for selecting Shoe Dog.

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Recommended · TIME report of Gates Notes list · article Source 2016-12-05
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Recommended Shareholder letter shareholder-letter
The best book I read last year was Shoe Dog by Nike's Phil Knight.
Exact quote verified Recommended shareholder-letter Berkshire Hathaway 2016 Annual Report

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Berkshire Hathaway · 2017-02-25 · accessed 2026-06-21

In the annual-meeting Bookworm section, Buffett says Shoe Dog was the best book he read the previous year and says the store will have piles of copies available.

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Recommended · Shareholder letter · shareholder-letter Source 2017-02-25
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