Originally Posted by
UrinalCake
I read another story about Pete Sampras - apparently his shoes (I think they were Diadoras) were giving him blisters and he wanted to use a different brand. But he couldn't because he was under contract with them. So he offered to wear a different brand of shoe and have the Diadora logo stitched onto them for appearance, but the company refused to let him do this.
It makes sense that shoe companies are targeting kids, but still, there have to be a lot of adults buying these things. I actually had a guy at a shoe store (not an expert by any means) tell me it was a real shame how many people come in and assume that Nikes are the best, just because of all the advertising they've been exposed to.