Are you a slave to your shoes?

I was chatting with someone about running shoes when something struck my mind... Still remember years ago...at least more than a decade ago...cannot remember which running coach said to me "Do not be a SLAVE to your shoes" What does this sentence means to you? Are you a SLAVE to your shoes? Is really by chance that i came across this article, by Dr Romanov titled "MOTION CONTROL, STABILITY, CUSHIONING AND OTHER MYSTERIES ABOUT RUNNING SHOES" when i was surfing at POSE website. remember what I posted before: "The human foot is a work of art and a masterpiece of engineering."—Leonardo Da Vinci Feel free to comment before i elaborate more here when I have more time later