The feeling of nostalgia that an athlete gets when looking over game-worn clothing or equipment from throughout his/her career must be a special one. Imagine being David Tyree and seeing the helmet that will forever be associated with one of the greatest catches in football history (for what it's worth, the helmet is now at the Pro Football Hall of Fame). Put yourself in Allen Iverson's shoes — literally — as he stepped over Tyronn Lue, and imagine the feeling he gets while looking at those kicks after the fact. Should Joey Gallo win the Home Run Derby on Monday night, he'll sure have some pieces of memorable equipment to look back on fondly.
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But then there's the other side of the coin: the artifacts from a player's career that bring back not-so-great memories. That was the case for wide receiver Dez Bryant, as he revealed on social media. Though there have been several positive memories from his nine-year career, one decorated with three Pro Bowl selections and a First Team All-Pro nod in 2014, a certain association with a pair of cleats he found brought up a bad memory. Yeah... you know the moment.
See those shiny blue cleats? Bryant saw them this past weekend, and it made him feel some type of way.
As you can expect, some subsequent discussion in the comments about whether or not it was, in fact, a catch took place. We're not going to go over that here; however, would it be a good idea for Bryant, then, to sell them if such emotions come up every time he sees them? Michael Jordan's 1985 game-worn sneakers from an exhibition game in Italy, one in which he shattered the backboard on a dunk, sold for a casual $600 thousand and some change. Who knows if Bryant could command a six-figure sum for these cleats... but it's food for thought.
Apparently, though, those aren't the thoughts that he's having regarding the cleats.
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