Today's the last day to register for the Future Sole Design Competition put on by Nike and Jordan Brand. If you haven't submitted yet, well buddy you got a day a left, and if you already submitted, good luck. Let's face it, we love our shoes and we're always looking for new kicks. If you've entered the competition, you might win the chance to design the next big hit.
Lisa Leslie and D'Wayne EdwardsSo that's the competition, but there were also some workshops provided to Inglewood students on footwear design. Now besides the tips and techniques on how to improve their art
If there's one thing good competitors know, it's that you have to practice, practice, practice. After all, practice is all about learning, 'cause learning makes you a better athlete. Learning is part of the path that makes you a star.
I recently had the chance to sit in on two Future Sole Design Workshops in Inglewood, California put on by D'Wayne Edwards, footwear design director for Jordan Brand. With him on different days were Lisa Leslie of the LA Sparks, and Seattle Seahawk, Lawrence Jackson.
You gotta love it when star athletes -- record-breaking, pennant-winning, awe-inspiring folks that appear as super human on the field, on the court, or whatever -- do something real special like spend an afternoon with others to share their experiences and just hang out.
Yea, they usually drive home the proverbial 'push hard and you can make it too', which is definitely cool 'cause they speak from the heart, but they do something even cooler in the process: their actions--the fact that they donate their time, energy, or money--reveal that stardom is only part of who a star can be.
A star can teach others by example. And that's one of the things that has stayed with me almost two weeks later. Whether it was Edwards' giving drawing tips to the art students, or Lisa Leslie's advice off the court. a star is not defined by their stardom, but by their star qualities.
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