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BIRTHDAY!
"Phil Knight was born in Portland, Oregon, the son of William W. and Lota Knight " ("Knight, Philp"). -
The encounter
Phil went to the University of Oregon. There he was a middle distance runner and met his coach, Bill Bowermen, "who would later help Knight design his famous Nike running shoe" ("Knight, Philip"). -
Master's Degree
Philip Knight gradated from Stanford University with a Master's Degree still wanting to "produce and athletic shoe which would find a market with both professional athletes and the public at large" ("Knight, Philip"). -
Blue Ribbon Sports
"...created the Blue Ribbon Sports, named after the label on a popular beer bottle" ("Knight, Philip"). -
Marriage
" ...Kight married Penelope Parks; the couple had two sons, Matthew and Travis, and a foster daughter" ("Kight, Philip"). -
Waffle Iron
Nike produced the shoe called the "Waffle Trainer." This made the company renown worldwide ("Nike's all-star sneakers"). -
Nike
After being "demanded a majority share of Blue Ribbon," "Knight and Bowermen scrambled to find a replacement shoe" "Knight picked Nike" ("Knight, Philip"). -
Boss
Philip Knight "became chairman and CEO" of Nike ("Philip Knight"). -
Profit
Nike sales reached "the $1 billion mark" ("Philip Knight"). -
Just Do It
Philip Knight used this and other slogans to boost his sales from his decline ("Philip Knight"). -
"Dream Team"
"....several members of the United States 'Dream Team' refused to come to the medals platform to recieve their gold medals, unless they were allowed to wear Nikes" (Knight, Philip"). -
Money
Philip Knight certainly did make a lot of money. It "indicates that success and prosperity is within your reach." He had "much belief in [himself]" when he went to pursue his passion for making an athletic shoe ("Money" Dreammoods). -
Leopard
At first, life would not allow Philip Knight make a great shoe that would change the world in terms of running, but he did it in the end. He "eventually [overcame his] difficulties through persistence." Philip Knight was interested in making a shoe, but that career path was something that was hard to handle, but he stil pursued it. It took him many long years to get to where he is today, but if he had given up when he was young, he would have never made it big. -
Citations continued
"Money." An Online Guide To Dream Interpretation. Web. 03 Dec. 2011. http://dreammoods.com/cgibin/dreamdictionarysearch.pl?method=exact&header=dreamsymbol&search=money. "Leopard." An Online Guide To Dream Interpretation. Web. 03 Dec. 2011. http://dreammoods.com/cgibin/dreamdictionarysearch.pl?method=exact&header=dreamsymbol&search=leopard. Kimes, Mina. "Nike's All-star Sneakers - 1974: Waffle Trainer (1) - FORTUNE." CNNMoney - Business, Financial and Personal Finance News. Web. 08 Dec. 201 -
Pictures
Portland, Oregon
http://www.ntanet.net/Portland.html Bill bowermen http://nikerunning.nike.com/nikeos/p/nikeplus/en_US/productsbowerman?blogSource=en_US Stanford
http://www.stanford.edu/~jacksonm/ Blue ribbon sports
http://www.stanford.edu/~jacksonm/ Marriage
http://www.pantiesforpeace.info/tag/marriage/ Waffle Iron: http://www.kicks-box.com/museum/641-nike-waffle-racer-.html" nike
http://www.kicksandchicks.com/nike- "Dream Team": http://www.interbasket.net/players/usa/dreamteam.htm -
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Phil knight
http://businessofnike.wordpress.com/tag/phil-knight/ Phil Knight with shoes
http://theshoegame.com/articles/happy-birthday-phil-knight.html Just do it
http://lordbanks.com/2011/11/just-do-it/ money
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stacks_of_money.jpg leopard
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Citations
"Knight, Philip - Overview, Personal Life, Career Details, Social and Economic Impact, Chronology: Philip Knight." Encyclopedia - JRank. Web. 3 Dec. 2011. http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/articles/pages/6293/Knight-Philip.html. "Phil Knight: The Force Behind Nike." Stanford Alumni Association. Jackie Krentzman. Web. 03 Dec. 2011. http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/1997/janfeb/articles/knight.html.
