Shoes
Spiked shoes called "cleats" are worn on grass, with removable, screw on cleats. Cleat sizes are changed, depending on the condition of the field (longer cleats give better traction on a wet field, shorter cleats give greater speed on a dry field). Flat bottomed shoes, called "turf shoes," are worn on astro-turf.
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Other articles related to "shoes, shoe":
... Feet that have never worn shoes never exhibit problems such as bunions, corns, and 'fallen arches', as well as having a much reduced incidence of problems such as callouses ... A 2006 study found that shoes may increase stress on the knee and ankle, and suggested that adults that walked barefoot may have a lower rate of osteoarthritis ... They concluded that, prior to the invention of shoes, humans overall had healthier feet ...
... would deny admittance to barefoot hippies arguing that health regulations required that shoes be worn ... and other establishments without shoes ... when and where an employee must wear shoes ...
1883) was an American inventor who devised a sewing machine for sewing the soles of shoes to the vamp of the shoe ... Singer Corporation, setting up sewing machines in shoe factories ... States government for his sewing machine for helping attach the soles of shoes to the upper of the shoe ...
... Sneaker collecting is a hobby often manifested by the use and collection of shoes made for particular sports, particularly but not limited to basketball and skateboarding ... specifically the emergence of Michael Jordan and his eponymous Air Jordan line of shoes released in 1985, and the growth of hip hop music ... The boom of signature basketball shoes during this era provided the sheer variety necessary for a collecting subculture, while the Hip-Hop movement gave the sneakers their street credibility as status symbols ...
Famous quotes containing the word shoes:
“What we have worn out our iron-soled shoes searching for in vain may come to us without the slightest effort.”
—Chinese proverb.
“If a child is feeling disappointed, angry, or afraid about something, you can be sympathetic and understanding. But you don’t need to get into your child’s shoes and become disappointed, angry, or afraid yourself. Parents help by standing by their children, not by taking over their children’s moods and feelings.”
—Saf Lerman (20th century)
“You know, I have a method all my own. If you’ll notice, the coat came first, then the tie, then the shirt. Now, according to Hoyle, after that the pants should be next. There’s where I’m different. I go for the shoes next. First the right, then the left. After that, it’s every man for himself.”
—Robert Riskin (1897–1955)