{"id":228932,"date":"2012-08-13T14:30:07","date_gmt":"2012-08-13T19:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nicekicks.com\/?p=228932"},"modified":"2022-09-16T09:07:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T14:07:56","slug":"olympic-diaries-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/olympic-diaries-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Diaries: Series Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our Olympic Diaries<\/em><\/strong> series ended this past weekend with an “I’m Back With Nike” statement from Jason Kidd<\/strong>; yet, that can’t begin to describe everything that transpired in the Olympic series. In case you missed it, we have a full recap of the 2-week long series below. In addition to the aforementioned Kidd statement, Patrick Ewing<\/strong> spoke on why it’s the “perfect time” to relaunch Ewing Athletics, Gary Payton<\/strong> detailed the creation of the Nike Air Zoom Flight “The Glove,” Ray Allen<\/strong> recounted his most memorable Jordan moments and Sheryl Swoopes<\/strong> explained the crossover success of her signature line. View each story below.<\/p>\n

Patrick Ewing – 1992<\/h2>\n

“I?ve always preferred the high cut, and in my opinion high-tops are coming back.”<\/em> – Patrick Ewing<\/p>\n

Patrick Ewing Speaks On Why It’s the “Perfect Time” to Relaunch Ewing Athletics<\/p>\n

Gary Payton – 1996<\/h2>\n

“I don?t wear anything else on the court but the Glove. I have hundreds of Glove colorways in my garage, so I have turned it into something like a shoe store. I usually go in there and pick out a pair each day I play…”<\/em> – Gary Payton<\/p>\n

Gary Payton Details Creation of the Nike Air Zoom Flight “The Glove”<\/p>\n

Ray Allen – 2000<\/h2>\n

“It was ironic because I had an Air Jordan 9 and an Air Jordan 11 on my feet, which add up to my jersey number 20. The sneakerheads said I was doing that to try and add up to 20…”<\/em> – Ray Allen<\/p>\n

Ray Allen Recounts His Most Memorable Jordan Moments<\/p>\n

Sheryl Swoopes – 2004<\/h2>\n

“Most people think, with girls, you?re going to get your pinks, your yellows, your fuchsias and those types of colors, but I wanted it to be a woman?s shoe that looked tough.”<\/em> – Sheryl Swoopes<\/p>\n

Sheryl Swoopes Explains Origin and Crossover Success of Nike Air Swoopes Line<\/p>\n

Jason Kidd – 2008<\/h2>\n

“I’m back with Nike.”<\/em> – Jason Kidd<\/p>\n

Jason Kidd: “I’m Back With Nike”<\/p>\n

Olympic Diary interviews by George Kiel (geokthree<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In case you missed it…which one was your favorite?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":149,"featured_media":228970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1225799,1225763,1205094,224,1225575,1225736,66,1209196,737,1210165],"cultivate_rss":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nOlympic Diaries: Series Recap | Snkrs Day<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Where to buy Olympic Diaries: Series Recap shoes. 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