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thats deep man. great insight!
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MJ was/is the best. The shoes embody that. I also played a lot of basketball in the gym at my university (pickup games, I was NOWHERE NEAR good enough to make a college team). I wore Air Jordans. They felt the best and performed the best. I liked them. But, it wasn't merely because MJ was the best... it was because of what MJ represented. I mean, sure, he has the genetic makeup perfect for a basketball player, with brains to match, and reflexes/speed way beyond average. He wouldn't be the best without that stuff... but... that stuff alone only goes so far. It's his drive, his will, his non-stop work ethic, his focus, his OVERachievement, that truly made him THE best. That fueled the fire, and then POOF, I was an addict very quickly.Originally Posted by monday22
Thanks for the insight pat and since youre in the mood to "confess", I'd like to add to jim's question above and ask what sparked your addiction ?
Were you a fan of mj ? Do u have signed pairs , jerseys etc ? Did u buy other sneakers besides jordans ?
I love sneakers and I have a lot but my favorites were not bought out of hype or because I liked a certain player, etc (altho I do own signed spizikes purely because i believe spike is one of the most influential directors of all time), all of my favorites kicks were purchased out of pure sentiment , nostalgia or other personal reasons , never because of mj.
So, what fueled your fire ?
I love the read. But I especially love this last part.Originally Posted by Pat
I also got married since I quit the Air Jordan addiction. My wonderful wife Judy is now my only addiciton (smile). We have a fantastic marriage, and we love traveling the world together.
Anyway, my fellow Air Jordan addicts... enjoy your obsession... but don't let it dominate your life. If you have to ask yourself if you're going too far, take it from me, yes, you are. If you are asking the question, it's already too late, you ARE an addict.
I love the read. But I especially love this last part.Originally Posted by Pat
I also got married since I quit the Air Jordan addiction. My wonderful wife Judy is now my only addiciton (smile). We have a fantastic marriage, and we love traveling the world together.
Anyway, my fellow Air Jordan addicts... enjoy your obsession... but don't let it dominate your life. If you have to ask yourself if you're going too far, take it from me, yes, you are. If you are asking the question, it's already too late, you ARE an addict.
Originally Posted by asianplayer
Great read.
Originally Posted by airBOZretroIII
Great read.
Good to hear you enjoyed Australia but no mention of the best part, Melbourne. Hope you didn't come all the way out here and not visit the best city in the land.
I'm not having a crack but 1 thing confused me a little.
But, since I can't go to work, I decided to surf around in my old shoe hobby. I saw a post by someone in here that asked whether NikeTalk is a bad influece, and talking about how he tapered off on buying Air Jordans, but now he feels influenced to re-stimulate his Air Jordan addiction. I replied to that thread with a resounding "RUN LIKE HELL" (having kicked my addiction about 6-7 years ago, I think??).
knew every Air Jordan in my collection by heart. I had the pairs I'd wear lined up in 2 closets in perfect order from release date and colorway. I basically had to BUILD these two closets specially for my shoes, with perfect shelving height just for these shoes. The same went for the hundreds of pairs I kept new in the box. I kept them obsessively and perfectly stacked in my basement in order by release date and colorway. You could put a blindfold on me, and ask me for a certain year/color of Air Jordan, and I knew EXACTLY which slot it occupied in my closets (for the ones I wore) or which box it would be in (for my deadstock pairs). I had every model, every colorway, from the Air Jordan 2 through the current day. And, I had a bunch of the Air Jordan 1s (but not every colorway, because there were far too many ultra-rare ones that I couldn't get my hands on). I knew exactly how many pairs I had at any moment (now I couldn't even guess within an error range of 25 pairs). I could tell you exactly how the logos were oriented, how to tell fake from real, and most of the time could tell you most of the codes on the shoe tags... all by heart. Was I the foremost "expert" on Air Jordans in those days? Hmmm.
Current day meaning now or current day being 6-7 years ago when U kicked your addiction???
So, I guess this settles the argument some of the young'ns have with quality and how it used to be. They have no idea. This is coming from a true collector. I liked this post, it has what a lot of people lack on here; perspective.Originally Posted by Pat
I remember in 1993 going through boxes and boxes of original AJ8s looking for ones without overglue, asymetry, stitching problems, or some other cosmetic issue. I remember rejecting MORE shoes than I was willing to purchase. But, I didn't see so many problems on the remakes.Originally Posted by krunkskrilla
i like the 8's too. they were my first pair of j's. id love for them to retro with something like OG quality.