ESPN Body Issue 2014 Releases Pictures Of Featured Athletes

In competition with Sports Illustrated’s famous Swimsuit Issue over the last several years has been ESPN the Magazine’s mildly controversial Body Issue. Each year the magazine has a few gimmicks, whether revealing a stunning body sure to drop the jaws of even the most prudent of readers, or by showing off an ‘athletic’ body that leaves us making this face…

ESPN chose six cover athletes this year: Snowboarder Jamie Anderson, Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch, swimmer Michael Phelps, Texas Rangers first baseman Prince Fielder, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka and tennis star Venus Williams.

Taking the gold medal in the stunner category is snowboarder Jamie Anderson.

Yes. Incredible. The images that actually make this magazine worth a few bucks.

Then there’s Prince Fielder’s cover photo….

Just keep working on your rehab so you can start hitting home runs again there, Prince.

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Other athletes included in the Body Issue to be released Friday include:

Tomas Berdych, Tennis

Aja Evans, Bobsledding

Larry Fitzgerald, Football

Omar Gonzalez, Soccer

Coco Ho, Surfing

Bernard Hopkins, Boxing

Ginger Huber, Cliff Diving

Hilary Knight, Hockey

Angel McCoughtry, Basketball

Travis Pastrana and Lyn-Z, Motocross and Skateboarding

Amy Purdy, Snowboarding

Megan Rapinoe, Soccer

Jimmy Spithill, Yachting

Nigel Sylvester, BMX

Danyelle Wolf, Boxing

View more featured pics on ESPN’s website – http://espn.go.com/espn/bodyissue

Josh Helmuth is the editor of CraveOnline Sports.

 

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