ESPN The Magazine's 2011 "Body Issue," in which several athletes strip down and pose nude or semi-nude, came out a few weeks ago. ESPN announced that for this year's issue that women's soccer star Hope Solo, Rams running back Steven Jackson and NBA phenom Blake Griffin would be among the athletes to pose. Solo, Griffin, snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler, Mets shortstop Jose Reyes and star goalkeeper Tim Howard were chosen to grace the covers of the 2011 issue. Below is a number of interviews with the athletes who took part with this year's issue:
HOPE SOLO
Goalkeeper, U.S. national team and WPS magicJack
JOSE REYES
MLB Shortstop
GRETCHEN BLEILER
Olympic and X Games snowboarder
ALICIA SACRAMONE
Gymnast, Team USA
BLAKE GRIFFIN
NBA Forward
BELÉN MOZO
LPGA rookie
STEVEN JACKSON
NFL Running Back
SYLVIA FOWLES
Chicago Sky center, WNBA
VERA ZVONAREVA
Ranked No. 3 on the women's tennis tour
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ESPN the Magazine -- The Body Issue - ESPN
