Sports shoes are basketball shoes in a broad sense.
Basketball is a demanding sport. In order to meet its requirements, a pair of basketball shoes need good durability, support, stability, flexibility and good shock absorption. The constant start, emergency stop, take-off and quick left-right movement in basketball make you definitely put the characteristics of shoes first when choosing basketball shoes. In addition, your personal playing style is also a very important factor. You can choose different types of basketball shoes according to this.
[Edit this paragraph] The meaning of sports shoes
Sneaker originally meant rubber-soled shoes, also known as disposable vulcanized rubber shoes.
Shoes have become a culture. The unique shoe culture has created a group of people who love and collect sports shoes.
These people are called SNEAKER, which is extended to people who like to collect shoes through the litERal suffix er.
With the gradual commercialization of goods, shoes also began to appear many gimmicks, limited edition, limited edition, player edition, special edition and other expensive goods, which led to more different kinds of fans in the sneaker cultural circle.
[Edit this paragraph] The formation of sports shoes
Extending from the present sneaker world, the earliest sneaker brand is converse, which was founded in 1908.
Its century-old history occupies a place in American history.
The integration of sports shoes into life is a sudden change in SNEAKER's development, including ALL STAR of converse, AIR FORCE 1 of Nike and SUPER STAR of Adidas. These sneakers gradually lead their monotonous movement mechanization to comfort, leisure and fashion, and truly establish a culture belonging to SNEAKER.
The sneaker culture is pushed to the extreme by the flying Jordan basketball shoes belonging to 1985. Air Jordan series belongs to Nike, which is a series tailored for Michael Jordan, who is known as the god of basketball. With Jordan's entry into the NBA, AIR JORDAN series basketball shoes are also loved by the public, and SNEAKER's culture has also appreciated to the extreme.
The domestic sneaker culture started late. Because foreign brands such as Nike and Adidas began to flood into the domestic market in the late 1980s, and the domestic consumption level was limited, domestic sneakers began to improve in the 1990s.
[Edit this paragraph ]SNEAKER's yearbook
Rubber-soled shoes are a rather modern invention originated from the industrial revolution. After the invention of new vulcanized rubber materials and new production lines, the manufacture of shoes is different from that done by shoemakers before, but can be produced efficiently and cheaply.
Many brands of rubber-soled shoes were born in the early 20th century, but it was not until Hollywood took rubber-soled shoes as a fashion that rubber-soled shoes became the mainstream of athletes. Rubber-soled shoes were chosen as the fashion in Hollywood twice, once in the1930s and once in the1950s. The young idol Zhan Mu Dean wore jeans, a T-shirt and rubber-soled shoes. Since then,
1800, the first pair of shoes with rubber soles was born, called plimsolls.
1892 a rubber shoes company in Goodyear, then a branch of American rubber company, began to produce different brands of cloth shoes, leaving only the best Keds.
1908, marquis m converse founded converse shoes company, which brought revolutionary changes to basketball for more than half a century, and converse became a symbol of America.
Keds was the first mass-market sneaker, which was later sold by Nelson McKinney of Eier. My son's advertising agency-sneakers, because rubber soles don't make noise on any ground.
Sneaking means sneaking around, and +er means something silent.
19 17 converse all-star released the world's first pair of real basketball shoes.
1920 Adi Deissler, the founder of adidas, started making training shoes by hand when there was no electricity in his mother's bathroom.
1923, the All-Star gave way to Chuck Taylor's All-Star, and became the basic commodity for basketball players, teenagers and social rebels for more than 50 years. Also known as Chucks, Cons and Connies, these shoes have sold over 744 million pairs in 144 countries.
1924, Adi and Rudolf Deissler registered Gebr der Dassler Schuhfabrik in Herzogenaurach with the help of 50 relatives and friends.
Adidas produced their first pair of tennis shoes in 193 1.
1935, converse takes Jack purcell as its spokesperson. Converse became the basic commodity of early Hollywood and bad kids. 1930 badminton/tennis champion Jack purcell has long been history, but converse's reputation is still spreading.
1948, Rudolf Dassler founded PUMA Schuhfabrik and released PUMA Atom, which is the first football shoe worn by the players of the national football team in West Germany.
1950 rubber-soled shoes have become the preference of teenagers and the symbol of social rebels. Students all over the world wear these cheap and easy-to-buy shoes. In the United States, cheerleaders in sports fields wear sweaters, short skirts, socks and canvas rubber shoes (that is, Keds). This fashion was really popularized after the film photos of james deen wearing jeans and white rubber-soled shoes were released.
By the middle of the 20th century, with the injection of new technology, rubber-soled shoes became a more common cultural phenomenon. Legendary athletes like Joe Namath and Steve Prifontein, their sneakers are as famous as their personal achievements. However, the first major sports shoes series came from the Chicago Bulls basketball player Michael Jordan series. Up to now (note: 2006), 19 Air Jordans has been released, and Jordan XX will soon be released, with countless Jordan styles.
1962 phil knight, an athlete from the University of Oregon, and his coach Bill Ballman set up Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS) to supply low-cost and high-tech sports shoes.
1968 BRS began to promote new design and technology, and changed its name to Nike, the goddess of victory named after Greece.
1968 puma is the first manufacturer of velcro sneakers.
1969 quarterback Joe Namath in Puma sneakers led the New York Jets to win the third Super Bowl.
197 1, Nike bought the [hook] trademark from art design students for $35.
1972, Bill Ballman poured rubber into his wife's waffle iron plate and made the well-known Nike waffle shoe sole pattern. This track and field shoe has an ideal waffle pattern, padded heel, elastic midsole and nylon upper. Nike claimed that four of the top seven athletes in the 1972 Olympic trials wore Nike shoes to promote the market.
1973 track athlete, American record holder, became the first major athlete to wear Nike running shoes.
1974 Nike released Waffle training shoes, which have Bill Ballman's famous Waffle outsole.
Converse One Star series is published by Converse 1974, which represents the lifestyle of Indie (abbreviation of individual-independent individual) athletes. The life, sports and image of individual athletes are expressed through the mixture of creativity, imagination and self-expression. Today, these shoes are still very popular in surfing and skating.
1979 Nike created the first Nike air cushion outsole and gave birth to the revolutionary Nike air cushion elasticity. Nike also announced their first pair of running shoes with Nike air cushion patent, which is for Nike's downwind.
198 1 year, Blue Ribbon Sports merged with Nike to form Nike Limited.
1982, Nike announced the first set of sneakers of Air Force One. There are three kinds of durable shoes: low top, middle top and high top. In the past 20 years, Air Force 1 has only made a little change on the basis of the original design, and it is still a legend in the shoe industry. Many color schemes are still popular, but all-white AF 1 is still the most popular.
1985 Chicago Bulls recruit Mike Jordan signed Nike sneakers. Nike released the first Michael Jordan.
At the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 20th century, there were celebrity endorsements and limited distribution. Nike's Jordan brand released the retro version of Air Jordan, and continued to release new models. Bill Ballman, the father of Nike, died in199965438+February, but Nike continued to be strong and released the revolutionary elastic system Nike Shox. Reebok In order to strengthen sales,
1987, the first Nike Air Max was released, giving athletes a pair of real Nike air cushion shoes. Nike also released the first air cushion comprehensive training shoes, which are flexible enough for aerobic dance and indoor sports.
1989 PUMA released Trinomic sports shoes system.
199 1 year, puma launched its high-tech disc sports shoes.
1996 PUMA introduced its CELL technology, which is the first foam-free midsole.
Founded in 1998, Barneke Hockey is committed to producing high-quality hockey shoes for players.
Basketball star vincent carter is the NBA rookie of the year.
Bill Ballman, one of the founders of Nike, died in February.
After tiger woods switched to Nike Golf in 2000 and won three competitions that year, Nike golf products sold well.
200 1, Nike introduced the most advanced supporting technology Nike Shox. Shox system is based on rows of special foam, which can provide super shock absorption, thus deriving revolutionary footwear design.
In 2002, Nike acquired converse, a shoe manufacturer with a long history.
In 2003, converse released classic sports shoes, such as Chuck Taylor All-Star and Jack purcell. These versions are welcomed by people who want to return to the era of pure sports.
In 2004, Reebok released several quite common G-unit versions in the phonological series. Phonological series is an unheard-of cooperation between music and footwear.
In 2005, Jordan brand celebrated its 20th anniversary and released its version of Jordan XX. In the same year, German Adidas acquired rival Reebok, trying to compete with Nike, which ranked first.
In 2008, the Jordan brand launched Air Jordan XXIII, which is Jordan's last generation of basketball shoes. In other words, this is the last generation of air Jordan basketball shoes.