Destinee Hooker

Sure, beach volleyball may have the bikinis, but for fast-paced, back-and-forth action, I prefer the indoor game.  While Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings donned leggings and long sleeves in the cool London night, you had a dozen long, lithe bodies leaping around in spandex short shorts as Brazil battled the USA in a matchup of perennial powerhouses in the women’s indoor event.  One of the big stars for Team USA is opposite attacker Destinee Hooker, a German-born Texan who delivers big blocks and powerful spikes with her towering 6’4″ frame and 42″ vertical leap.  This NCAA High Jump champion and Big 12 Female Athlete of the Year (2008-09) also isn’t afraid to show a little skin, posing for ESPN Magazine’s Body Issue as seen above.  And yes, that might be one of the best names in the Olympics, too.