There are few NBA players that could match the poise that Chauncey Billups contained when the lights were shining bright, the crowd was going wild, and the pressure was on. This is why he holds the title of Colorado's best-born basketball player beating out Joe Kleine, Derrick Martin, and Jason Smith. At 6'3 Billups would take command on the court leading teams like the Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks, and Denver Nuggets into playoff berths.
With a career average of 15.2 points per game, Chauncey wasn't necessarily known for getting buckets but his reputation for hitting much-needed baskets earned him the moniker of 'Mr. Big Shot.' Not to mention he also led a Detroit Pistons team to an NBA Championship beating out a stacked Lakers team that featured Shaq, Kobe, Gary Payton, and Karl Malone. If you want to become a complete all-around great and calculated basketball player, contact Chauncey Billups as soon as possible.
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.