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Obviously not Lendl, but are there any current or former players who are/were vegetarians?
I don't know about vegetarian, but heres Sharapova eating a banana.
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Obviously not Lendl, but are there any current or former players who are/were vegetarians?
I don't know about vegetarian, but heres Sharapova eating a banana.
You can't be a top athlete with that ideology.
Just ask Edwin Moses.You can't be a top athlete with that ideology.
Roger Federer would like to have a word with you. At least the early version of him.
Just ask Edwin Moses.
That doesn't mean anything.
Anyway, I would expect more women tennis players to be vegetarian because
they would feel bad for the animals.
Ummm, that picture... oh, never mind. :roll:
Obviously not Lendl, but are there any current or former players who are/were vegetarians?
You can't be a top athlete with that ideology.
You can't be a top athlete with that ideology.
That doesn't mean anything.
Anyway, I would expect more women tennis players to be vegetarian because
they would feel bad for the animals.
There's quite a few top athletes who are either vegetarian or vegan, in sports as varied as American football and cycling. I read that BJK and Martina are both vegetarians but I wonder if anyone knows they were on veggie diet while competing?
Just ask Edwin Moses.
There's quite a few top athletes who are either vegetarian or vegan, in sports as varied as American football and cycling. I read that BJK and Martina are both vegetarians but I wonder if anyone knows they were on veggie diet while competing?
One of the most dominant athletes of all time. For about 10 years his worst finish was 1st place.No kidding. He was the most dominant athlete in his sport.
Maybe things have changed since this thread died. Any current pros that are vegan/vegetarian?
I get the impression that Djokovic's diet is mostly vegetarian in nature.
You can't be a top athlete with that ideology.
pre or post 2011?
Post 2010 because he has said that he cut out eating a lot of 'junk food' after he hired the services of Dr. Igor who put him on the gluten-free diet.
Post 2010 because he has said that he cut out eating a lot of 'junk food' after he hired the services of Dr. Igor who put him on the gluten-free diet.
Most junk food is vegetarian. Chips/crisps...cookies, cakes, pastries...snack foods of all sorts...
Most junk food is vegetarian. Chips/crisps...cookies, cakes, pastries...snack foods of all sorts...
But it also includes things like beefburgers and meaty pizzas. He used to eat a lot of pizzas as his parents owned a pizzeria during his formative years.
I don't know ANY vegetarians that eat that crap. I think I read somewhere that Venus is or was a vegan.
lol @ Dr Igor - where is that quack now anyways?
You can't be a top athlete with that ideology.
I don't know about vegetarian, but heres Sharapova eating a banana.
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Capy bara? What is the connection to tennis?
This. To be a top athlete you need proper nutrition.
And all athletes know that ammonia soaked, hormone pumped meat is the way to go!!!This. To be a top athlete you need proper nutrition.
And all athletes know that ammonia soaked, hormone pumped meat is the way to go!!!
The 2nd largest rodent in the world, the beaver, seems built for tennis. It is well documented that beavers can and do volley mud balls at their lodges with their paddle-like tails and could be among the best volleyers in the top 100. A beaver's teeth also grows continuously so there's no fear they will be worn down by biting tennis trophies. And yes, they are herbivores.
I don't agree with people saying that non-vegetarian food is necessary for nutrition. India has a pool of successful athletes who have been raised as a vegetarian and didn't convert to non-vegetarian later. To name a few: Sushil Kumar (Wrestler, Olympic Silver and Bronze medalist), Yogeshwar Dutt (Wrestler, Bronze Medalist ), More than quarter of Indian cricket team etc.
Carl Lewis was later a vegan and attributed his 1991 success to vegan diet. You would find a lot of other cases.
:lol:
No kidding. He was the most dominant athlete in his sport.
This beefy guy is a vegetarian??!??!?!?!?!?!
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A pity Fed stopped being one. I'd like him better for sure![]()
Yes, he is. In fact almost whole wrestling contingent of India for Olympics 2012 was (lacto-vegetarian).
Sushil Kumar is not only a vegetarian, he also promotes it.
These are some of the excerpts about Indian wrestling group:
"There are boys ranging from ages 10 to 25. All of us aim to touch that coveted gold. None of us touch any form of non-vegetarian food. We get our protein from dal, almonds and buffalo milk. With the endless hours of training, we put in every day, a nutritious diet is important, but not a frugal one."
Interesting. But why?