(FASHION MOMENT - MICHAEL JOHNSON)
This is the year 1996.
Wait a minute.
1996 was a leap year.
You know, in a leap year
all kinds of crazy things can happen.
Let's see, a super computer named Deep Blue defeats a human
for the first time in history.
The most bizarre phenomenon of all times is born -
Pokémon.
Arigato, guys!
But wait, there's something bigger.
Yep, in the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games
there was a fashion moment that is going to last forever.
And everything starts with this guy,
Michael Duane Johnson.
American sprinter, born to be a legend.
But let's move backwards to 1995.
A team of experts is working against time
to make a revolutionary shoe for Johnson.
Johnson challenged the team to look for a simple,
lightweight shoe that would allow him to feel the track
beneath his feet.
In the 18 months leading up
to the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games trials,
they brought countless pairs of prototypes
for Johnson to try,
but Johnson and his team rejected them.
The reason?
They were metallic-like, almost silvered.
And Johnson was going for the gold,
and nothing but the gold.
All right, so...
1996 Olympics. Michael Johnson.
Overwhelming favourite.
So, Johnson up to a very good start.
I'm sure he would want to come out the bend
in the lead. He does have the lead.
I would expect now the 400-metre strength
to kick in, and it has.
And there you see, crossing the finish line.
And a fantastic performance by Michael Johnson.
Sorry, I forgot about you over there.
Don't worry, sir, you couldn't make it better,
it was an honour.
Pictures of the athlete running the legendary race
with his golden sneakers went around the world.
By that time, Johnson was the fastest man on Earth,
and a celebrity.
Soon after, he was on the cover of every magazine
with his two medals and, yep,
you guessed it, the golden sneakers.
Crazy, right?
1996 would turn out to be the best year of his career.
And the beginning of his legacy.
(FASHION MOMENT - MICHAEL JOHNSON)
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