50 Stunning Sports Photos From 2013
Some are silly. Some are poignant. Some are action-packed, others reflective and still others defy any simple description. Some show iconic athletes and seminal sports moments. Others show athletes you've never heard of and never will again.
But all of these photos are stunning in one way or another.
Mashable combed through Getty Images' 2013 Year in Focus archives to pull 50 of our favorite shots from the past 12 months. The results are below. We hope you enjoy getting lost in this celebration of human art, emotion and athleticism as much as we enjoyed putting it together.
1. Jamaica's Usain Bolt wins the 100-meter final at the 2013 IAAF World Championships in Moscow on Aug. 11 as lightning strikes in the sky above Luzhniki Stadium.
Image: Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images2. LeBron James moments before leading the Miami Heat to a win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the NBA's Eastern Conference Finals on June 3.
Image: Chris Trotman/Getty Images3. Pro lacrosse player Stephen Berger of the New York Lizards gets encouragement from young fans before a May 31 game.
Image: Jim McIsaac/Getty Images4. Gabriel Gonzaga employs a guillotine choke submission against Ben Rothwell in their heavyweight MMA fight on Jan. 19 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Image: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images5. Uruguay takes on Italy for 3rd place at the FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil on June 30.
Image: Handout/Shaun Botterill/FIFA via Getty Images6. Jarrett Jack of the Golden State Warriors celebrates a basket as fans go wild during a Feb. 22 game against the San Antonio Spurs.
Image: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images7. Major League Baseball rookies George Kottaras of the Kansas City Royals and Robbie Ross of the Texas Rangers compete in a cow milking contest on June 1.
Image: Rick Yeatts/Getty Images8. Sergy Nazin of Russia competes in the world diving championships as Barcelona's iconic Sagrada FamÃlia cathedral looms in the background on July 28.
Image: Al Bello/Getty Images9. Baseball fans display the full range of human emotion while trying to catch an Aug. 28 foul ball at Fenway Park.
Image: Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images10. Halima Hachlaf of Morocco lies on the track after competing in the women's 800-meter semifinals IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow on Aug. 16.
Image: Christian Petersen/Getty Images11. Boats zip between Alcatraz Island and the San Francisco skyline during the fifth race of the America's Cup Finals on Sept. 10.
Image: Jamie Squire/Getty Images12. Yekaterina Rudenko of Kazakhstan competes at the International Swimming Federation championships in Barcelona on July 31.
Image: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images13. The United States takes on Costa Rica in a World Cup qualifying match amid driving snow on March 22 in Commerce City, Colo.
Image: Dustin Bradford/Getty Images14. Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning the Australian Open over Andy Murray on Jan. 27.
Image: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images15. Notre Dame running back Cam McDaniel hilariously maintains perfect composure while getting tackled after losing his helmet on Oct. 19.
Image: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images16. A prosthetic leg stands alone by the pool during the International Paralympic Committee's world swimming championship on Aug. 15.
Image: Charles Laberge/Getty Images17. David Luiz of Brazil is ecstatic after a teammate's goal during the Confederations Cup on June 15.
Image: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images18. Japanese officials react after Tokyo is awarded the 2020 Olympics at an announcement ceremony in Buenos Aires.
Image: Ian Walton/Getty Images19. Danny Garcia lands a bloody punch on Zab Judah during their championship boxing match on April 27.
Image: Elsa/Getty Images20. Zafar Gohar of Pakistan and Ben Duckett of England face off in an international under-19 cricket match on Aug. 19.
Image: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images21. An alligator guards the 14th fairway at an April 25 golf tournament in Avondale, La.
Image: Chris Graythen/Getty Images22. A Boston police officer at Fenway Park loses himself in the moment, celebrating a Red Sox home run in a come-from-behind win during the MLB playoffs on Oct. 13.
Image: Al Bello/Getty Images23. Butler coach Brad Stevens endures a moment of agony after a ref's whistle during the NCAA Tournament on March 23.
Image: Andy Lyons/Getty Images24. The Saints logo lines up perfectly behind quarterback Drew Brees at the Superdome in New Orleans on Sept. 8.
Image: Chris Graythen/Getty Images25. Maria Sharapova plays a backhand during the Australian Open quarterfinals on Jan. 22.
Image: Julian Finney/Getty Images26. A man watches the Brazilian national soccer team from a favela bar in Rio de Janeiro on June 9.
Image: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images27. Jehue Gordon of Trinidad and Tobago just beats American Michael Tinsley in the world 400-meter hurdles championship in Moscow on Aug. 15.
Image: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images28. Boston Marathon bombing victim Jeff Bauman greets the crowd before the Boston Bruins' NHL playoff game on May 4.
Image: Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images29. Fred Jackson after scoring a touchdown for the Buffalo Bills on Dec. 1.
Image: Rick Stewart/Getty Images30. Man versus bull at the National Rodeo Finals on Australia's Gold Coast on June 16.
Image: Matt Roberts/Getty Images31. Parrish Cox of the 49ers is a lonely man amid the Ravens' victory celebration following Super Bowl XLVII on Feb. 3.
Image: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images32. Alabama's Bryant-Denny Stadium during a college football game on Sept. 21.
Image: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images33. Carmelo Anthony sails into the crowd while chasing a loose ball for the New York Knicks during a May 1 playoff game.
Image: Al Bello/Getty Images34. Ryan Mathews runs from defenders during an NFL game on Nov. 17.
Image: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images35. A Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader performs during a game on Sept. 15.
Image: Patrick Smith/Getty Images36. Double amputee Chris Moon runs in the 135-mile Badwater ultra-marathon race on July 15 in Death Valley National Park, Calif.
Image: David McNew/Getty Images37. Kite-boarders compete on San Francisco Bay on June 7.
Image: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images38. Arizona's Kevin Parrom sells a foul during the Pac-12 tournament on March 14.
Image: Jeff Gross/Getty Images39. Legendary NFL linebacker Ray Lewis after one of the final playoff games of his career on Jan. 6.
Image: Patrick Smith/Getty Images40. A young fan welcomes his heroes onto the ice before an NHL game in Raleigh, N.C., on Jan. 22.
Image: Grant Halverson/Getty Images41. Sunlight casts shadows during an April 21 IndyCar race on the streets of Long Beach, Calif.
Image: Robert Laberge/Getty Images42. Two hockey players duke it out during an NHL game.
Image: Jana Chytilova/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images43. Peter Mel rides a wave during the Maverick's Invitational surf competition on Jan. 20 in Half Moon Bay.
Image: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images44. Pitcher Erik Bedard of the Houston Astros casts a long shadow on May 29.
Image: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images45. Andrei Kirilenko of the Brooklyn Nets is framed by the rim while reaching for the ball on Nov. 1.
Image: Al Bello/Getty Images46. Greg Owen hits a shot on Feb. 7 at the Monterey Peninsula Country Club in Pebble Beach, Calif.
Image: Jeff Gross/Getty Images47. A rainbow appears over Camden Yards during a game between the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees on June 28.
Image: Patrick Smith/Getty Images48. The field of the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore on May 28.
Image: Patrick Smith/Getty Images49. Russ Smith of the Louisville Cardinals tumbles into his own team's bench during a game at Madison Square Garden on March 16.
Image: Elsa/Getty Images50. WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley, Jr., preens after defeating Juan Manual Marquez on Oct. 12.
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