Buying a specific pair of sneakers does not inherently mean someone supports the political figure associated with them.

“I said yo you're going to have some sneaker heads I said this last week and Angela R got mad at me but I said you're going to have some sneaker heads out there that are going to get that $399 sneaker the resale value is $2500 one guy bought a pair for 9 Grand yo think about it if you buy sneakers do”

P-Rod views having his own shoe line with Nike as a significant personal achievement that he remains grateful for after twenty years.

“I'm super super grateful. I can't believe, you know, as a skateboarder 20 years later, still have my name like my shoe my name on a shoe with Nike.”