On any given Sunday

Men's Fitness, June, 2003 by Dean Brierly, Mike Carlson, Allan Donnelly, Ben Kallen, Susie Kim, Bobby Lee, Dennis Nishi, Jim Shiebler, Mark Thorpe, Tom Weede

THERE COMES A TIME in every man's life when he must decide which path he'll take: the one that spits him out onto the field in an old pair of Chuck Taylor's, where he slips and slides like Gramps negotiating an icy sidewalk, or the one that has him hoisted onto the shoulders of that weird guy from IT because he managed to keep from eating a mouthful of sod when rounding third to score the winning run. The choice is yours. Turn the page and live in infamy--or read on. It's your life.

PUMA ICANA SOCCER CLEAT

A lot of European guys with 30-inch thighs wear these things. Not impressed? Do you know how much sex these guys get? Puma's lightest slipper. Buy two pairs. $130; 800-448-7862; www.puma.com

ADIDAS EXCEL 3 MID TRX SOFTBALL/BASEBALL

Cleats that cleave like the claws of big cats and have the turning radius of a swivel chair. Grab a bat--you're in the hole. $45; 800-448-1796; www.adidas.com

NIKE SPEED TD ULTRA

The football shoe for the fleet of foot, or for the foot that wants to look fleet. So light it practically floats. $120; 800-344-6453; www.nike.com