Bill Russell Says Vegetarians Cooperative, Carnivores Competitive
Written by Vegetarian Star on June 18th, 2009 in Athletes-Games-Sports.
Ah, would you like to recommend Tofurky Jurky to the office jerky who everyone tries to avoid?
That might not be such a bad idea as Boston Celtics legend and NBA Hall of Famer Bill Russell said being vegetarian made him more friendly and cooperative.
From a recent interview:
Q: Your book talks a lot about male friendship. You thought your intense competitiveness made it difficult for you to have friendships. Are you competitive about everything?
A: No. When I was playing I was, extraordinarily so. But after I retired I was a vegetarian for a couple years, and it’s probably silly but I thought carnivores were very competitive. I thought if I was vegetarian, I would be more co-operative than competitive.
Q: Did it work?
A: Yes, and I was better able to exercise friendship.
Of course we already know being vegetarian doesn’t interfere with the competitive edge of being an athlete, given the highly successful veg men and women out there.
Read Bill Russell’s entire interview and find out why he refuses to visit the Hall of Fame he’s a part of at macleans.ca.
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