Victory Journal #20

Victory Journal's landmark 20th issue, "Home and Away," addresses collision and spectacle through the lenses of performing memory. We celebrate maestro Neil Leifer, from the hot lights of Ali VS Patterson to the cool control of Carl Lewis in the air. Experience close encounters with Eto'o and Drogba at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, football on the salty earth of Death Valley, Empress passinho Celly IDD in Rio, Yokozuna Teronofuji alone at the top, Lewis Hamilton defying the rules, hounds on the Iowa Ice, drag racing, wingwalking, water polo, baseball manga, Scottish misbehavior and redemption, and yes, by popular demand, roller skating. From the paintings of Chase Hall and Nikkolos Mohammed to Kevin Huizenga's graphic resurrection of the cutthroat world of '80s semi-pro softball, it's not just where we turn our gaze, but what we bring with us when we look, and all the reverberations.

Victory Journal is a publication devoted to the intersection of sport and culture. Rather than engage in statistical analysis or partisan squabbling, Victory spotlights the drama of sport and the enduring glory of athletic pursuits the world over.