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If I wanted to buy everything, even unable to afford it
then I would still buy everything.
They're out, I get them. They're out, I get them.
You can't have everything. I just buy my childhood.
I'm an adult, but when I buy a pair of kicks, I feel like I'm 12 again.
It's worth all the money in the world.
It all comes from childhood.
Having an original pair of Adidas or Nike made you the king of the schoolyard.
If someone had Adidas sneakers marketed by Kobe
or Penny Hardaway's Foamposites, they became a god.
And if they had a pair of Jordans, then that was just plain intense.
And we would always look at him thinking "Where did he get those?"
Or "Where did he get the money for it?"
And that's how he earned the respect.
When I met my girlfriend, she was shocked that I would wear
a brand new pair of shoes for every date.
But it just takes a short talk to explain what we're all on about.
My girlfriend in turn always asks:
"Don't you have anything better to spend your money on?"
One, two, three pairs and so on... And that's how I got to over 200.
I'm not sure, but that's probably a few thousands in shoes laid out behind me.
I probably could've got a decent car for that money.
Considering these shoes never lose their value or even gain some over time
they would probably make up for more than a decent car.
- Let's say each of these is worth about $200 on average.
Do some quick math, you'll quickly see that you have thousands of dollars
stashed away in your closet.
Do you ever regret spending all of that?
- No.
- I collect them. They're my passion.