Well, I'll put it to you like this. In 1969 my time in Mut 22 coins the first grade , growing up in rural Alabama, during the winter months, it was in between 30 and 40 degrees out. And I was required to go to school barefoot. Shoes were not allowed. I'm not expressing this for empathy or as a sob story. But I do remember my brother being a block further away from his home. I'm standing at the front door. There was a sister standing just a few blocks from my younger brother, and my other sister was at an intersection at the bus stop. My sister, who was at the bus stop could see that the bus had climbed the hill a couple of miles away from her, she'd shout towards my younger sister. She would then yell at my brother, and my brother would yell to me. Then I'd take off out the door with my feet in the air. And by the time my brother reached my first sister I'd have spotted him earlier. As we made it close to our bus stop I was 15 to 20 yards from my sister and brother. From walking to school in sandals in the winter of '69 to growing up and getting a sneaker inspired by my own ... I was fortunate.

After 30 or so decades, people still brag about that shoe and collect that shoe. A couple of weeks ago, a good friend my own, Anthony Anderson, the comedian, he texts me, "Hey, Bo! I'm doing a performance about everything I wear in my shoes. I'm having trouble finding them. I'm looking for a pair of your shoes It just occurred that I owned the shoes at my desk. I said, 'Hey, well, I got a pair here. I can just send these to you. It's the moments like these that I can sit in my chair and think, 'Wow!.'

The last NFL season New York Giants running back Nike athletics player Saquon Barkley received his own model of the Air Trainer 3. What did it feel like to observe him pay homage you via the sneaker?

I gave him the shoes. It was like saying"Grasshopper! It's my opportunity to carry this torch. And you must do it in a professional manner. I'm sure he will do a good job of that. Saquon is a good kid. He reminds me a large amount of me. He's a runner with a lot of mmoexp madden 22 coins power and his head straight. That's what impressed me most. It's not his statistics. I like the way he carries himself.