DWIGHT HOWARD – THE DNA OF SUPERMAN

The DNA of Superman The 2008 All-Star Slam-Dunk Champion is changing the way big men are perceived around the league.

Decode the chemical design of Dwight Howard’s DNA and you’ll notice a sequence harvested from the finest athletic gene pool. The 6-11, 270-pound Orlando Magic center has the physique of a modern day Spartan with fast-twitch muscle fibers akin to a thoroughbred.

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JAMIE ADAMS

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RAPHAEL MAZZUCCO

Raphael…his name is synonymous with traveling the earth with the most beautiful women in the world. Known for infamous Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition covers and spreads, and his phenomenal images that have graced the pages of Sports Illustrated book: “Exposure” (one of the most looked at photography book in America last year), Raphael Mazzucco is one of the most sought after photographers in fashion. His life: him in the Bahamas achieving the first handbra swimsuit cover with eight of the most well known models in the world. Exotic, beautiful women running around topless; all of which respect Mazzucco for the beauty he captures with a click of a shutter. Each model singing the same song, “he is truly a great guy and an exceptional artist.”

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FROM THE LENS OF GEORGE KALINSKY

Formally known as Madison Square Garden’s “official” photographer, George Kalinsky is easily one of the most sought-after professionals in entertainment, with a quick glance at his work you immediately understand why. Whether it’s sports, music, theater, or perhaps just a simple snap shot, Kalinsky’s photos seem to capture the attention of people round the world.

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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 at top speed to that part of the field, then lowering his shoulder pads and separating the player from the ball. Despite the sheer joy Lewis derives from jacking up an opponent, it’s the moment after the hit that Lewis enjoys even more. “We were playing the Raiders last week and I put a hit on JaMarcus Russell,” Lewis says. “Between whistles, I told him ‘I like you big fella. Make sure you get my number after the game. And if you need anything, anytime, you give me a call,’” Then Lewis heads back to the defensive huddle and prepares to behead his new friend again.

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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.

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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 for the sixth fleet from Pearl Harbor descending upon his home to take dead or alive Big Daddy Da Hui founder “Fast” Eddie Rothman. Now I could tell you what Da Hui means & who Fast Eddie Rothman is, but then I would have to kill you. So take me off the hook and google it.

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BRANDON JACOBS – GIANTS’ STAR RUNNING BACK

Brandon Jacobs, the best running back of the best rushing attack in the NFL, is sitting in his living room watching football highlights. “Look at that,” he says. “Look how far that guy is off the receiver in the end zone. You’ve got to be in that guy’s face.” It’s the only way Jacobs knows how to play football—head on. In the last year of his current contract with the Giants, Jacobs has been steamrolling the opposition, leaving many other players to scratch their heads and wonder, “How do I bring down a 270-pound running back that moves that fast?”

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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 entirely different to people than it did ten years ago. Music is much more portable, so it can make a more intense emotional connection than ever before – and where and how you listen reflects on every aspect of your personal style, taste and outlook.

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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 are a strictly limited edition of 20,000— a leather-bound masterpiece, hand-stitched and packed in a silk clamshell case. Each copy is individually signed by all the living Super Bowl’s Most Valuable Players. Owning an Opus is the equivalent of having the NFL Hall of Fame in your home.

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