Posted on November 9, 2008 by goplanet
Ok, name me a famous water polo player…tough, huh?…now consider, a water polo player as the greatest athlete in the world…Check out this 2004 article about Tony Azevedo…some of the most intense athletes I’ve ever met are Water Polo addicts at schools like UC Berkeley and UCLA…rule the pool dude…
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Posted on October 25, 2008 by goplanet
See October 23…ie. Dara Torres, Rebecca Soni, Natalie Coughlin, Christine Magnuson, Katie Hoff (see pic below)…seems to me since the Olympics and Michael Phelps & Co.’s phenomenal run at Mucho Gold, swimming has caught fire…in our small town 150 kids are on the competitive and developmental teams (at one pool!)…here’s a series of Team Promotional designs that I recently did for them…tomorrow, the girl’s swimming illo-designs…(Sports Illustration) Find some of these cool t-shirt designs for sale at Play Strong® (click)
Cool Article: Golden Goggle Awards
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Posted on October 23, 2008 by goplanet
Seems to me since the Olympics and Michael Phelps & Co.’s phenomenal run at Mucho Gold, swimming has caught fire…in our small town 150 kids are on the competitive and developmental teams (at one pool!)…here’s a series of Team Promotional designs that I recently did for them…tomorrow, the girl’s swimming illo-designs…(Sports Illustration) Find some of these cool t-shirt designs for sale at Play Strong® (click)
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Posted on September 14, 2008 by goplanet
Michael Jordan, Michael Phelps, LT, Tiger Woods, Nastia Liukin, Kobe Bryant, Shawn White…you can find illustrations and caricatures inspired by these superstars and many more (about 100) in the new SI Gallery, a collection of favorites from this SI blog…check out the tab at the right>>>
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Posted on September 13, 2008 by goplanet
Less media coverage but loads of heart and incredible talent at the Beijing Paralympics 2008…including wheelchair rugby, swimming, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair tennis and much more, check it out!
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Posted on September 8, 2008 by goplanet
Okay, I’m watching Oprah’s special today getting amazed all over again by the Olympics…especially the gymnasts (the fly through the air turns and flips and landings, whoa!) Then later I checked out the Monday Night football game…these football players look like big lumbering cardboard cereal boxes compared to the body strength and agility of these tiny little Nastia Liukins and Shawn Johnsons…who’s stronger? Even star running back Adrian Peterson looked slow and stiff compared to these girls…
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Posted on August 29, 2008 by goplanet
The ultimate sports gig, the big championship payoff, the Wheaties box cover…Nastia Liukin, gold medalist and now cover girl…great job Nastia, awesome Olympics! And check out the awesome Gymnastics Strength and Elegance t-shirts at Play Strong Sports (click to see) in honor of the Olympic gold medalists!
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Posted on August 24, 2008 by goplanet
This one for Play Strong Sports…cool t-shirt for the swimming fanatic…I think probably Michael Phelps is inspiring new swimmers as well as the whole sport of swimming all over the world…this illustration was done with brush and ink (I love my Pentel Brush pen), type and color work in Photoshop…
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Posted on August 24, 2008 by goplanet
I was amazed by the gymnastics at this years’ Olympics, especially the gymnasts Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin, their talent, toughness and grace…they inspired these illustrations…(to see them on a cool t-shirt go to Play Strong® sports, click here)…
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Posted on August 23, 2008 by goplanet
When words and phrases like “beast” and “awesome” and “unbelievably incredible” just won’t do, we now have “Phelpsian”…try it in the next situation when something truly remarkable and awe-inspiring happens and see how good it feels and how all the people around you gasp at your mastery of hip expressiveness…go ahead, unleash your inner champion, be Phelpsian…
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Posted on August 14, 2008 by goplanet
This fish-man is starting to make Mike, Tiger, Nadia, Fed, Spitz and all the rest look like little baby wannabees…amazing!
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Posted on August 14, 2008 by goplanet
Today fan favorite American and 28 year-old James Blake shocked the former world #1 Roger Federer by not only winning a set (which he’s only done once in eight previous meetings), but by dominating and demoralizing the Swiss’s usually flawless game, final score 6-4, 7-6…not even close buddy Tiger could help Fed this time…
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Posted on August 13, 2008 by goplanet
The butterfly has got to be not only the toughest swimming stroke, but the coolest and most powerfully impressive to watch…certainly one that Michael Phelps has perfected…here’s a black and white illustrated version…
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Posted on August 12, 2008 by goplanet
Move over Mark Spitz and all the rest of yas…the greatest Olympian ever has just entered the building…Michael Phelps, Beast of a Manfish…
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Posted on August 12, 2008 by goplanet
I’m a huge tennis fan, and a huge James Blake fan…seems he’s the only American man left in Olympic tennis with a shot to medal…exciting, but the Olympics and tennis don’t seem to be a compelling match-up…Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny said it best in an interview with the ITF: “In all other sports they have four years to be ready for the Olympic Games. Tennis players don’t have even have four days. … It will be a tough Olympics for all players.” Maybe that explains why Roddick and others didn’t show…of this caricature of Blake a friend of his told me, “You captured his exact power and expression when your looking at him across the net!”… thanks, enjoy and good luck James! (Sports Illustration #36)
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Posted on August 11, 2008 by goplanet
Michael Phelps…the guy’s liquid gold…had to do this quick caricature just cuz I’m amazed by the phenom…already aqua-incredible and it looks like there’s plenty in the tank…3/8 golds and the count continues…
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Posted on August 10, 2008 by goplanet
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Posted on August 5, 2008 by goplanet
Nine world records were set in Omaha about a month ago at the US Olympic Trials…Michael Phelps said, “Hopefully we can come back in a month and show that the U.S. is the best swimming team in the world.” I’m wondering if perhaps this might be the best team EVER…what do you think? This illo was another given as an award for the best male swimmer on my wife’s summer swim team. (Illustrated Sports #31) Actually, for some reason this image wasn’t posting correctly. I’ll try again tomorrow…
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Posted on August 4, 2008 by goplanet
Can’t wait for the 2008 Olympics to start this Friday…08.08.2008…the swim team is going to be crazy fun to watch (along with the basketball, track and field and all the rest…) I drew this illustration (along with two others to follow) for my wife’s junior swim team, for a special coach’s award to the top girl butterflier…the butterfly, amazing! (Illustrated Sports #30)
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Posted on June 29, 2008 by goplanet
These Olympics are going to be fun…the tone already is awesome with records being set and names like Tyson Gay and Michael Phelps and Katie Hoff coming into the headlines…how about this man-beast Reese Hoffa, reigning outdoor shot-put champion, finishing first in the trials (the pink ball doesn’t look that beast-ish, but I won’t tell Reese that)…onto Beijing! (Illustrated Sports #23)
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Posted on June 23, 2008 by goplanet
My son and I are planning to write and illustrate a book about the great masters of sport. We want to study those in the various sports who set the bars of athletic achievement against which all others are measured. Who were they? Why were (or are) they truly great? What sets them apart? I’m figuring that one unanimous choice for the list is the great Jim Thorpe…hence this brush and ink sketch…who do you think is a true Master of Sport? (Sports Illustration #18 )
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Posted on June 22, 2008 by goplanet
Summer swim season (practices, meets, fun) starts today…good times (you can see the first sunburn of the season on these two)! The added bonus for all of us is this year we get to watch the Olympics…talk about exciting swimming, that will be a blast. Lots of illustrations to come on the summer Olympics! What summer activity are you most looking forward to? (Sports Illustration #17)
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