Worth every penny...no way...IMO though. I know everyone is different about products they buy.
I had all the different name brands at one time or another from the 70's to 2000 or so.
Not a one of them lasted me any longer than a pair of $20 K-mart specials.
I buy some shoes off a "Shoes for Crews" website sometimes, they too last longer than any of the top name brands. Also a pair of $30 Walmart specials last me just as long as an $100 pair of "whatever" brand.
I bought some Sketchers, at an outlet store for about $40, they seem to last pretty decent.
The only shoe that lasted almost forever from the 70's form the Converse Chuck Taylor's.
I never, ever bought anything, even as a kid something that some sports star or celebrity endorsed. If I liked it, or needed it, I bought it, but not because of anyone else.