Pro Athletes Share Their Favorite Holiday Traditions

“I get people tennis balls as stocking stuffers. When people say I just grabbed them from Wimbledon or something, I’m right there with the receipt from Walmart.”

“Making snow angels, building snowmen, throwing snowballs. These are all things I learned about this week, and they are changing my life.”

“Wrestling bear.”

“I go to Jalen Hurts’ house and back up his holiday party.”

“Because I get traded so much, I get a brand-new family every single year, and at this point I cannot tell you who my biological parents are.”

“As a kid, my favorite part of Christmas was running down the stairs in the morning to see what presents all the college boosters had left me.”

“If I said helping those less fortunate than myself, would you believe it?”

“Just the usual Mormon shit.”

“Every year I play my kids one-on-one for the right to their Christmas presents. I still haven’t lost once.”

“Giving back to my community by being out of town for a couple of weeks.”

“I have my entire pit crew dress up like Santa’s elves so that whenever I pull into pit row I get excited because I think I’m going to get fun presents, but in reality all I get is a new tire.”

“Waking up early Christmas morning for an hour of weights and an hour of cardio. Yogurt and fresh fruit for breakfast, then film study and agility drills. Two hard-boiled eggs and a smoothie for lunch, and back to the weight room.”

“Every year I take a job as a mall Santa, ditch, and use the costume to steal from Salvation Army kettles.”