Each sport also has a significant that enhance our skills; physically and mentally. Famous athletes show us that not only physical practices and exercise are important, food and healthy living are part of it. This infographic will show you how famous athletes take care of their day to day activity and who are the famous athletes that are vegetarians.

1. FAMOUS ATHLETES THAT
ARE VEGETARIANS
Joe Namath
The legendary quarterback
Joe Namath is probably the
most famous vegetarian
football player.
Inducted into the NFL Hall of
Fame in 1985, he was also
one of the best players,
period.
In his words, "I have been a
vegetarian for a few years.
Martina
Navratilova
The Czech-born legend Martina
Navratilova is one of the greatest
tennis players of the 20th century.
Tony La Russa
Longtime vegetarian Tony La Russa
is more famous for his career as a
high-profile manager than a
baseball player — he's one of only
two Major League Baseball
managers to win the World Series for
teams in both the American and
National leagues.
Tony
Gonzalez
Tony Gonzalez, former tight end for
the Kansas City Chiefs and Atlanta
Falcons, is probably the most
famous vegan in the NFL, and has
admitted that his dietary choices
often cause team mates to raise their
eyebrows in curiosity as they pile
steak onto their plates.
Venus
Williams
Venus Williams switched to not only a
vegetarian, but a raw vegan diet
(though she has referred to herself as
a ‘cheagan,’ admitting that she
sometimes falls off the vegan wagon).
Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson’s dietary changes and switch
to plant based clean eating obviously
went hand in hand with his move to
clean living. However, he has spoken
quite forthrightly about the benefits his
vegan diet have given him and his body.
Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig competed for years in
MMA, a brutal sport that requires
high levels of strength and agility.
He is also a vegan, a dietary choice
that made him stand out like a sore
thumb in the carnivorous world of
MMA athletes.
RICKY WILLIAMS
The former NFL running back makes the strict belief of his vegetarian
diet clear with this one statement: “I wouldn’t eat a chicken if it
dropped dead in front of me holding up a sign that said ‘Eat Me.’”
BILL PEARL
US bodybuilder, Bill Pearl gave up on meat after a bad restaurant
experience, where he decided that the excess female hormones
chicken were fed wasn’t something he wanted in his system.
Sources:
http://www.therichest.com/sports/other-sports/top-10-vegetarian-or-vegan-athletes/
http://www.thesportster.com/entertainment/top-15-athletes-you-didnt-know-were-vegetarian/
http://www.mnn.com/food/healthy-eating/photos/9-superstar-athletes-who-dont-eat-meat/fueled-by-vegetables#top-desktop
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