The Big Jump: The Tao of Travis Pastrana
TravisPastranais the most celebrated freestyle motocross rider in the world. At 14, he was the youngest World Freestyle Motocross champion, and at 17 was the youngest rider ever to represent Team USA in the Motocross des Nations. He is the only rider ever to perform a double backflip on a dirt bike, and in October 2006, at 23, became the youngest American Rally Car champion in the sport's long history. He still lives in Davidsonville, MD, five miles from the home he grew up in.Alyssa Roenigkis an editor atESPN The Magazine.While covering action sports for the magazine and EXPN.com, she's committed countless acts of recklessness, not least of which was jumping a go-kart into Pastrana's foam pit. A Floridian at heart and a Pennsylvanian by birth, she now lives in New York City, but spends little time at home.