At a prototypical 6-foot-4, 240 lbs., Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski is considered to be one of the top heavyweight mixed-martial arts (MMA) fighters in the world. A perfect combination of size, power, speed and skill make him one of the most intimidating fighters on the planet. But despite his imposing stature in the ring, his quiet and personable demeanor outside of it is the complete opposite. Add a comment

Shaun White is definitely not your average athlete. While many perfect their skills at one sport, White keeps busy year round, either going for a back-to-back 1080 spin on the superpipe in Aspen or landing a gnarly backside 540 on vert ramp at Summer X Games.

You’ve just been pulled over for speeding and as you start to panic, trying to come up with an excuse to get out of the ticket, you look in your rear view mirror to see the tallest cop you’ve ever seen. As he starts to walk over to the car, you gasp in shock, only to realize that sheriff that pulled you over is none other than NBA great, Shaquille O’Neal.

Fresh off winning Gold in the 2008 Summer Olympics with the “Redeem Team,” LeBron James is eagerly anticipating the 2008-2009 NBA season—a season he hopes he can clinch a championship title for his Cleveland Cavaliers after just barely missing his chance last season.

Remember way back in the day when a young Joe Montana and the San Francisco 49ers were nipping at the heels of the NFL? You just knew that the Niners were on the brink of something big.

When he steps out on the field, the fans chant “Rudi, Rudi, Rudi” as if it’s a chorus to a song everybody knows. No, this is not the story of that persevering kid from the University of Notre Dame who played every practice as if it was the championship game.

Brooklyn, New York: home of Biggie and Jay, the West Indian Day Parade, Spike Lee and the world’s best cheesecake, all in one. As the sign reads once you leave Manhattan and enter the bustling borough, it’s “where the real New York begins.”

At the tender age of 18 months, Ryan Sheckler scooted around his San Clemente, California home on his dad’s old skateboard. What happens next is pure history, as the skateboarding prodigy carried his beloved skateboard everywhere, as Linus from The Peanuts would his blue security blanket.

Known for creating some of the automotive industry’s most stylish wheels, Zenetti has teamed up with skate shop/streetwear boutique owner Dominic DeLuca of Brooklyn Projects in L.A. to form the wheel industry’s first official skate team.

If you’ve ever seen World Wrestling Entertainment’s (WWE) World Heavyweight Champion David Bautista (better known as Batista) in action, you know why he earned the nickname “The Animal.” WWE has had famous big men, but none like Batista—combining speed, agility, energy, power and a massive chiseled physique all in one.