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Devin LaSarre's avatar

"Usain Bolt is of course one of the greatest athletes to ever put on spikes, and he exudes Jamaican cool. He should be a great ambassador for the shoes. And he probably was. But there is a problem – he came out once every four years, ran for less than ten seconds and that was so fast that you could barely see him. Running a 9.6 second 100 metres does not make it easy to identify the shoes.

By contrast Lionel Messi (sponsored by Adidas) is a great shoe ambassador. He is also cool and he comes out every weekend. Moreover, what he does looks achievable even though it is clearly not. Kids want to be Lionel Messi. "

John, I always appreciate how your pieces included sensible and straightforward contrasts, such as the above. Thanks for sharing this note

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Sohambhatia's avatar

great writeup, while I'm not a sneakerhead (in my late 20s) many of my friends have remained so for 10+ years. I think the trend continues

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Bryan O'Carroll's avatar

Great note, thanks John.

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Zach Broyles's avatar

Well explained. Thanks.

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Max Nussbaumer's avatar

This is very well written in many ways

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Tom's avatar

Sorry John "ghetto" culture is about to be shown the door, it's played out, you will soon hear rap music as often as classical music.

You rang the bang John.

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