Monthly

Laila Ali, 39, is the proud daughter of the late, greatest Muhammad Ali — the eighth of his nine children. She is also an accomplished athlete, multimedia personality, author, businesswoman and mother. After a perfect 24–0 record as a boxer, Ali branched out on TV shows like Dancing with the Stars, Chopped and American Gladiators.

J.J. Watt, 27, is 6’5” and 290 pounds, with 34” arms and shoulders as wide as his summer cabin in Wisconsin. But when he’s not lifting weights or crushing quarterbacks, the Houston Texans D-lineman and three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year is a pretty stylish guy. We chased down Watt to talk about what he wears after he takes off his football pads for the offseason.

As a baseball player, Frank Thomas was known as the “Big Hurt” because of his size (6’5”, 240-plus) and the damage he could do as a hitter. A two-time AL MVP and Hall of Fame inductee, Thomas, 47, is taking his game from the batter’s box to the backyard grill, with his new cookbook, The Big Hurt’s Guide to BBQ and Grilling. We caught up with Thomas to talk grilling, beer and baseball.

Growing up, who manned the grill at family cookouts?