ATHLETE BY WALTER IOOSS
Walter Iooss never thought he would be a professional photographer. As a teenager, it was just a hobby. But then at age 18, he got his first assignment for Sports Illustrated. Michael Jordan Lisel, IL - 1987 No one captured Michael Jordan’s personality, his joy for the game, or his most personal moments, the way Walter Iooss has. For this photograph, Walter trekked to Jordan’s basketball camp for kids in Lisel, Illinois. He had one side of a parking lot painted red and another side blue, not knowing which uniform Jordan would wear to the shoot. When Jordan arrived, Iooss perched himself ...
JILL WAGNER
“The Mercury Girl” Making Her Mark In Hollywood You might have seen her on Maxim’s list of Hot 100 Women or possibly in FHM, perhaps you recognize her face from the Lincoln Mercury commercials; regardless of where, Jill Wagner standing at 5’ 8” is hard to forget! A North Cacalacky native, Jill graduated Sigma Cum Laude in Business from North Carolina State, which means, yes gentlemen she is more than just a pretty face. Packing her bags and heading to Los Angeles on gut feeling, Jill quickly made her mark in Hollywood. Initially signing with friend and modeling agent Alex Fox ...
EVERYBODY LOVES RAY
With Ray Lewis, you can count on two things: 1.)The toughest middle linebacker in the game will eventually decleat you. 2.)He will then help you find your shoes. Ray Lewis loves to hit people. Maybe that’s why he’s been named to the NFL All-Pro first team as a middle linebacker for a sixth time this season. Even at age 33, after having played in over 170 NFL games, one of the fiercest tacklers in the history of the game enjoys the process. The recognition of what the offense is trying to run. The anticipation of where the ball is about to go. Moving ...
PORTRAITURE IN ACTION BY ROBERT SEALE
Robert Seale is a Houston-based photographer specializing in dynamic editorial, corporate, and advertising portraiture. A former staff photographer for the Sporting News, Seale photographed over 200 covers over his ten year career there. In 2006, he left SN to concentrate on his portrait work, and to take on work for a variety of new clients, including: Sports Illustrated, ESPN the Magazine, Rides, SLAM, Businessweek, Rolling Stone and Men’s Health. He recently completed work on a National ad campaign for Under Armour.
GROWING UP ROTHMAN – LIFETIME COMMITMENT TO BE THE BEST
For those of you familiar with the reality TV show Growing up Gotti, it is consider an Aesop’s fable compared to Growing up Rothman......Although the late” Teflon Don” John Gotti may have struck fear and respect in the five borough hoods of New York, maintaining control of the family in his castle was laughable at best. Just look at his sons today. During the same era, approximately 5,200 miles away on the North Shore of Oahu was a four year old toddler named Makuakai (guardian of the sea in Hawaiian) who vividly remembers all the armed forces of Hawaii except ...
ANA IVANOVIC
get 2 know Ana Ivanovic Meet the new “It” girl of tennis. Her name is Ana Ivanovic and she has already overtaken Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams and Venus Williams in the Sony Ericsson WTA tour rankings. “(Fame) happened quite fast for me,” says the 20-year-old beauty from Belgrade, Serbia, now ranked #4 in the world. Last year the affable, pleasant and popular Ivanovic proved she can not only compete with the best, she can beat them too. Three WTA singles victories in Berlin, Los Angeles and Luxembourg were highlights of 2007 but Ana’s defining moment occurred on the red clay of ...
BEATS BY DR. DRE – WHERE SPORTS, MUSIC, FASHION AND CULTURE WORLDS COLLIDE
Christmas came early to the locker room of the Cleveland Cavaliers. When the team came back from morning practice one day in early December, everyone got a surprise – a custom-made pair of Beats by Dr. Dre headphones – the unmistakably cool “must have“ style and sound accessory made by Monster cable that’s turning the pop music, culture, fashion and sports worlds on their ears. Dr. Dre and LeBron James had the customized Beats in Cav colors made for each member of team. Thanks to the emergence of the Apple iPod and other portable listening and digital solutions, music means something ...
OPUS ARRIVES IN MIAMI
How do you truly pay tribute to America’s game? You salute it with world’s grandest portfolio of historic moments, rare photography, autographs by all 35 living most valuable players, and fascinating stories from iconic players and coaches from Super Bowl history. How big is big? At 90+ pounds and more than 950 glossy pages sized 20 x 20 inches, the Super Bowl XL Opus is the world’s heaviest and most luxurious book, documenting 40 years of The Big Game from its inception in 1967 through the Super Bowl XL in Detroit last year. Priced at $40,000, the first 400 copies ...
ERIN ANDREWS
Erin Andrews - Puts Sexy Into Sportscasting Looks like the sports world is taking a new approach to tackling sideline reporting. When Playboy runs online polls for “Sexiest Sportscaster,” and ESPN roster talent Erin Andrews is bestowed the sexy title, a new day in sports has arrived. I introduce to you Erin Andrews, a self-professed sports junky. Although this blonde bombshell didn’t participate in any particular sport per-say she grew up on the couch next to her dad an avid sports fan watching the Red Sox, Celtics and any-other sport in season. Who knew that father-daughter bonding time would prepare her ...
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ATHLETE BY WALTER IOOSS
Walter Iooss never thought he would be a professional photographer. As a teenager, it was just a hobby. But then at age 18, he got his first assignment for Sports Illustrated. Michael Jordan Lisel, IL – 1987 No one captured Michael Jordan’s personality, his joy for the game, or his most personal moments, the way Walter Iooss has. For this photograph, Walter trekked to Jordan’s basketball camp for kids in Lisel, Illinois. He had one side of a parking lot painted red and another side blue, not knowing... [Read more...]
JILL WAGNER
“The Mercury Girl” Making Her Mark In Hollywood You might have seen her on Maxim’s list of Hot 100 Women or possibly in FHM, perhaps you recognize her face from the Lincoln Mercury commercials; regardless of where, Jill Wagner standing at 5’ 8” is hard to forget! A North Cacalacky native, Jill graduated Sigma Cum Laude in Business from North Carolina State, which means, yes gentlemen she is more than just a pretty face. Packing her bags and heading to Los Angeles on gut feeling, Jill quickly made her... [Read more...]
EVERYBODY LOVES RAY
With Ray Lewis, you can count on two things: 1.)The toughest middle linebacker in the game will eventually decleat you. 2.)He will then help you find your shoes. Ray Lewis loves to hit people. Maybe that’s why he’s been named to the NFL All-Pro first team as a middle linebacker for a sixth time this season. Even at age 33, after having played in over 170 NFL games, one of the fiercest tacklers in the history of the game enjoys the process. The recognition of what the offense is trying to run. The anticipation... [Read more...]
PORTRAITURE IN ACTION BY ROBERT SEALE
Robert Seale is a Houston-based photographer specializing in dynamic editorial, corporate, and advertising portraiture. A former staff photographer for the Sporting News, Seale photographed over 200 covers over his ten year career there. In 2006, he left SN to concentrate on his portrait work, and to take on work for a variety of new clients, including: Sports Illustrated, ESPN the Magazine, Rides, SLAM, Businessweek, Rolling Stone and Men’s Health. He recently completed work on a National ad campaign for... [Read more...]
GROWING UP ROTHMAN – LIFETIME COMMITMENT TO BE THE BEST
For those of you familiar with the reality TV show Growing up Gotti, it is consider an Aesop’s fable compared to Growing up Rothman……Although the late” Teflon Don” John Gotti may have struck fear and respect in the five borough hoods of New York, maintaining control of the family in his castle was laughable at best. Just look at his sons today. During the same era, approximately 5,200 miles away on the North Shore of Oahu was a four year old toddler named Makuakai (guardian of the sea in Hawaiian)... [Read more...]
ANA IVANOVIC
get 2 know Ana Ivanovic Meet the new “It” girl of tennis. Her name is Ana Ivanovic and she has already overtaken Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams and Venus Williams in the Sony Ericsson WTA tour rankings. “(Fame) happened quite fast for me,” says the 20-year-old beauty from Belgrade, Serbia, now ranked #4 in the world. Last year the affable, pleasant and popular Ivanovic proved she can not only compete with the best, she can beat them too. Three WTA singles victories in Berlin, Los Angeles and Luxembourg... [Read more...]
BEATS BY DR. DRE – WHERE SPORTS, MUSIC, FASHION AND CULTURE WORLDS COLLIDE
Christmas came early to the locker room of the Cleveland Cavaliers. When the team came back from morning practice one day in early December, everyone got a surprise – a custom-made pair of Beats by Dr. Dre headphones – the unmistakably cool “must have“ style and sound accessory made by Monster cable that’s turning the pop music, culture, fashion and sports worlds on their ears. Dr. Dre and LeBron James had the customized Beats in Cav colors made for each member of team. Thanks to the emergence of the... [Read more...]
OPUS ARRIVES IN MIAMI
How do you truly pay tribute to America’s game? You salute it with world’s grandest portfolio of historic moments, rare photography, autographs by all 35 living most valuable players, and fascinating stories from iconic players and coaches from Super Bowl history. How big is big? At 90+ pounds and more than 950 glossy pages sized 20 x 20 inches, the Super Bowl XL Opus is the world’s heaviest and most luxurious book, documenting 40 years of The Big Game from its inception in 1967 through the Super Bowl XL... [Read more...]
ERIN ANDREWS
Erin Andrews – Puts Sexy Into Sportscasting Looks like the sports world is taking a new approach to tackling sideline reporting. When Playboy runs online polls for “Sexiest Sportscaster,” and ESPN roster talent Erin Andrews is bestowed the sexy title, a new day in sports has arrived. I introduce to you Erin Andrews, a self-professed sports junky. Although this blonde bombshell didn’t participate in any particular sport per-say she grew up on the couch next to her dad an avid sports fan watching the... [Read more...]
UTAH JAZZ
Utah Jazz – Housing the Best of Both Worlds One of the great debates when analyzing teams with dynamic duos…who is more important the guard or the big man? Magic or Kareem, Bird or McHale, Jordan vs. Pippen, Stockton and Malone; the question now flutters around Utah Jazz young’ins Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer. The answer? One cannot exist without the other. With the stats these two youthful ballers are putting up, it’s impossible to argue one side over the other. Williams is adding an impressive... [Read more...]
THE MAN WHO NEVER SLEEPS
When pro athletes need to get somewhere in a hurry, they had better know Al Palagonia, The Man Who Never Sleeps WORDS BY john powell Al Palagonia has a cell phone attached to his left ear and a landline attached to his right. It’s just before noon on a Friday, and Palagonia is helping a client find a quick flight today. He’s only been at it for five days with his new company, Apollo Jets, a company that helps athletes and executives avoid the hassles of commercial flights via private airplanes, and he’s... [Read more...]
VICTORIA’S SECRET TAKES MIAMI BEACH BY STORM
If there were a holiday for sexiness, it would be the Victoria’s Secret fashion show. Each November, the most beautiful women in the world gather to show off the company’s most lustful creations. And each year, the show becomes bigger, better, and a lot more sexier. In case you missed it, Moves brings you a front-row look from the most recent showing at the magnificently renovated and historic Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel. The world-famous hotel was once the scene where Frank Sinatra and friends played... [Read more...]
