I have an extensive collection of Nike Air Jordan shoes dating back as far as the 1990s. I have all the vintage shoes with all the different colorways. I sometimes fly via jet charter when a contact found a rare shoe for me. Sometimes, friends use FEDEX if I don’t have the time to fly on a charter flight.
My collection started when I was playing basketball at the local court. My friends and I were one of the best teams in the neighborhood. We were playing two-on-two when group of teenagers approached us and said, “How would you like to play a little three-on-three?” so we said, “Sure”. Since there were four of us, Mikhail—who was the shortest, offered to sit out and watch from the bench. We played for three hours, these guys were good! We hardly scored. One guy was so quick you couldn’t see his hands dribbling the ball, one guy can score anywhere he pleased, and the other guy never missed a rebound! After the game, we all said “good game” to each other, and then this guy—the guy who moved so fast you can hardly see his hands, he gave each of us a pair of Nike Air Jordans! He told us to keep playing, and he wanted us to be like Michael Jordan.
Today, I am flying to a Chicago Bulls game via charter plane to see my idol, Michael Jordan!
