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The Greatest Shoe Ever Made
by sadida | Sep 23 '01
Pros: Low cost, high durability, great touch, classic styling, great street shoe as well
Cons: They wear out eventually. Not as much support as newer soccer trainers.
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Re: History of Samba (Reply to this comment)
by gothicdreams,  in Sports & Outdoors
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So what's with the "classic" part of the shoe's name? Well, let's start with a bit of history. You might want to follow along with the pictures I have posted at http://sadida.com/samba.html. The Samba has been around for quite some time. I'm not sure how long exactly, but I've been aware of it's existence for well over 10 years. I'll trace it back as far as I can and maybe someone can help me out with the rest in the comments area."
Well I think you have had enough time to revise the history section. Let me know when you revise it and I will re-rate as very helpful.
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Feb 13 '07
3:16 pm PST
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History of Samba (Reply to this comment)
by garincha
Since you asked for it in your review, here are some more infos on the Samba. The shoe is actually way older than you thought. It is actually 43 years old.
The shoe was introduced in 1962 for the Soccer-World-Cup in Chile. It was designed as a special shoe for playing on frozen surfaces and also for training in an indoor venue. The upper part was taken from a then current soccer-boot combined with a sole without cleats - which was a totally new concept in those days.
It underwent numerous little variations through the 70s and became the classic soccer shoe for playing on everything but lawn. Over here in Germany, sports in school was very often just playing soccer in the gym. Also many soccer-grounds here are hard courts - in the lower leagues to this very day. What made Samba so popular is the fact, that its upper part is just a very good soccer-shoe with a sole fitted for other grounds.
That said I was still a bit surprised when I found out lately, that Samba is still in production. I used to wear this shoe in my childhood and teenager-days in the late 70s and early 80s when I was playing soccer on german streets all day. It's really nice that this shoe is still around. And it's still a friggin good soccer-shoe.
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May 26 '05
2:42 pm PDT
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