Then a manufacturer for the shoe needed to be found. Many people at the time said it could not be done - " It was too hard, and it would cost too much, and the technology was not invented ". Then Daewoo got involved. Known at the time for cars and air conditioner manufacturing, Daewoo came up with the composition for the upper's materials, as well as the molds for the shoes. Keep in mind, this is the mid s.
Rumor also has it that the original molds were either lost or destroyed. The shoe was popularized by one of my favourite players - Anfrenee "Penny" Hardaway , as well as other players like Mike Bibby. Legend has it that Nike came to Penny's place with shoes for him to endorse in the season.
He went through all the shoes they had to offer, and was not very interested. They also had a bag off to the side of "stuff". He asked to see what was in the bag. He eyed the blue version of the Foamposite One, and said that was the shoe he wanted to endorse. For a professional athlete, I find it hard to believe that he would endorse a shoe based solely on its appearance. Then again, it's a legend in the Nike lore. The shoe itself needs to be broken in before the entire range of benefits are felt.
Firstly, the break in period can last from around 1 week based on constant casual wearing everyday to several weeks based on game wearing only - or very casual wearing. About Latest Posts. The platform is part of a Network made up of 2 websites Housakicks.
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