Brazil World Cup; personal work

Wilson Sporting Goods for NFL Football

Olympic training

traveling rings; personal work

gymnastics; personal work

Boxing World Champion Kid Chocolate trains under the tutelage of Freddie Roach at the Wildcard Gym in Hollywood, California.

Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao trains under the tutelage of Freddie Roach at the Wildcard Gym in Hollywood, California.

Freddie Roach

Former WBO Middleweight World Champion Kid Chocolate photographed at The Wildcard Boxing Gym, Hollywood, Ca.

Ultimate Fighting legend Chuck Liddell photographed at his workout mecca in Central California for Sports Illustrated

Ultimate Fighting legend Chuck Liddell photographed at his workout mecca in Central California for Sports Illustrated

Golf pro Rickie Fowler photographed riding his dirt bike outside Los Angeles, California for Golf Digest magazine.

Skateboarding legend Geoff Rowley, makes the "vans' logo with his fingers. Photographed at the Vans HQ in Cypress, Ca.

Vans US Open of Surfing 2014; Felipe Toledo

Vans US Open of Surfing 2014; Felipe Toledo

Aliso Beach, in South Laguna Beach, California, is the birthplace, proving ground and global hub of the international world of Skimboarding. If you want to make a name for yourself against legends, or if you want to learn from the father of modern-day skimboarding, Tex Haines.you come to Aliso.

Skimboarding originated here in the 1920s, when Laguna lifeguards wanted to surf the local shorebreak that was too fast and shallow for surfboards. So they improvised with wooden discs to glide across the water's surface to meet the incoming breaking wave and ride it back to shore, putting in some surf moves along the way, like tube riding and aerials. Since then the sport has grown into a worldwide professional sport, and every summer, Victoria Skimboards sponsors a contest called The VIC, held here at Aliso, one of the biggest competitions in the world. But no matter how global Skimboarding becomes, Aliso will always be home; its Pipeline, its Wembley Stadium, its Center Court.

Aliso Beach, in South Laguna Beach, California, is the birthplace, proving ground and global hub of the international world of Skimboarding. If you want to make a name for yourself against legends, or if you want to learn from the father of modern-day skimboarding, Tex Haines.you come to Aliso.

Skimboarding originated here in the 1920s, when Laguna lifeguards wanted to surf the local shorebreak that was too fast and shallow for surfboards. So they improvised with wooden discs to glide across the water's surface to meet the incoming breaking wave and ride it back to shore, putting in some surf moves along the way, like tube riding and aerials. Since then the sport has grown into a worldwide professional sport, and every summer, Victoria Skimboards sponsors a contest called The VIC, held here at Aliso, one of the biggest competitions in the world. But no matter how global Skimboarding becomes, Aliso will always be home; its Pipeline, its Wembley Stadium, its Center Court.

Tony Romo; Sports Illustrated/ Pepsi

NHL legend Chris Chelios photographed working out at Golds Gym, Venice, California for Sports Illustrated

Paralympian Sarah Reinertsen photographed near Long Beach, California for Nike's 'The Human Race' project.

Lizette Salas for Golf Digest

Rugby; The Independent on Sunday

Rugby; The Independent on Sunday

Alex Klineman for Sports Illustrated

Skateboarding pro Bennett Harada photographed in Los Angeles for TIME magazine.

Oscar De La Hoya for Men's Fitness

personal work; football training

The Hadley Ranch in Ogden Utah has a long family history of race horse training in the shadow of the beautiful Wasatch Mountains.

Tanya Streeter for The Mail on Sunday