Why Alyssa Valdez wears basketball shoes to volleyball games

Volleyball superstar Alyssa Valdez always wears Kobes to games
Jun 6, 2019

Not even her love for idol LeBron James can make Alyssa Valdez chuck his go-to shoes for competitive play — her favorite Nike Kobes.

The volleyball superstar fell in love with Kobes five years ago when she first tried them on in UAAP Season 76.

Valdez, who began collecting Kobes with the Kobe 8 edition, admitted she has lost track of the number of pairs she owns. “I got my very first championship sa UAAP wearing Kobe 8 na green and ang ganda ng feel and doon na nag-start.”

The former UAAP MVP out of Ateneo also revealed that comfort and durability are her main reasons for choosing to wear basketball shoes instead of volleyball shoes.

“Kasi when you’re a volleyball player, iba ang brands na naka-surround sa'yo,” said the Creamline team captain, who rocked a pair of Mamba Focus on Sunday during their game against BanKo in the Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference.

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“Depende kasi, but for me, I love playing in my Kobe shoes," she added. "It takes time kasi to look for and find something na ganoon 'yung feeling [pag sinusuot ko] katulad ng Kobe 8. At saka, I love the colorways."

For game shoes, Valdez uses size 9.5 but her lifestyle shoes are size 10.

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Aside from Kobes, Valdez has also tried Kyrie Irving's signature kicks, adding she'd love to try to wear her idol's shoes someday. "Lebron gusto ko rin i-try pero kasi malaki paa niya so mabigat. So for me Kobe is the most suitable volleyball shoes.”

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