If there's anyone who deserves the praise and respect of basketball fans everywhere, look no further than this man here, David Robinson. While Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady are both Florida natives, David Robinson earned his way as Florida's best hooper for his long list of accolades he's achieved throughout his career. Robinson averaged a double-double of 21.1 points per game and 10 rebounds per game throughout his fourteen-year long NBA career. Not to mention his competition throughout the '80s and '90s was some of the toughest the world has ever witnessed.
David Robinson led the San Antonio Spurs to two NBA Championships (1999, 2003), racked up a total of ten NBA All-Star appearances, the 1990 NBA Rookie of the Year Award, an NBA Scoring Champion Award (1994), an NBA Most Valuable Player Award (1995), and so much more as a member of his one and only team in the Spurs. Not to mention, prior to dominating in the NBA, Robinson served as an officer in the United States Navy, earning him the nickname 'The Admiral.' How can you root against a guy like this?
Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.
Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.
Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.
Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.