Christmas with BBL player…Charles Smith

‘Christmas is here! Christmas is here! There’s reason to cheer! There’s reason to cheer!’ And over at BBL.org.uk, they’ve spoken to a collection of BBL stars from around the league about a range of festive-holiday topics from: where they will be spending Christmas, to what they’d get their coach for Christmas.

UKASF.com has access to the full interviews with each player and over the coming days, will be posting them for your enjoyment.

Here is…veteran Newcastle Eagle, Charles Smith:

How will you be spending the Christmas period this year?
I will be spending Christmas with my wife and kids! I’m even cooking Christmas dinner for the first time this year!

What’s your favourite thing about Christmas?
My favorite thing is seeing my kids faces Christmas morning!

It doesn’t matter whether you were a child or an adult; what’s been your best ever Christmas present?
Best present was my first bike: a red Huffy!

What presents have you asked for this year?
I asked for the Alicia Keys CD and a jacket/coat!

What do you enjoy more: the giving or receiving? 
I enjoy giving more!

Any Christmas traditions you’d like to share?
I really don’t have any Christmas traditions but I do make the kids pancakes every Christmas morning!

If you had to get your coach a Christmas present, what would it be?
A hand held mirror because he always misses a part when he cuts his hair!

And finally, what is your Christmas wish for the rest of the BBL season?
To do whatever it takes to help my team win!