In this young readers edition of the New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and
board chairman Phil Knight offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously
media-shy man behind the swoosh (Booklist, starred review), opening up about how
he went from being a track star at an Oregon high school to the founder of a
brand and company that changed everything. You must forget your limits.
It was only when Nike founder Phil Knight got cut from the baseball team as a
high school freshman that his mother suggested he try out for track instead.
Knight made the track team and he found he