Vegetarian Star

As a former NBA player who maintains a vegan diet and fit physique, John Salley makes a nice package for the holiday season, so it’s no wonder he decided to mail himself at the celebration for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals celebration launch of its 2013 U.S. Postal Service celebrity stamp collection.

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“I was vegan for four and a half years. I saw this documentary, “Forks Over Knives,” and it really said being a vegan’s too extreme, and being a red-meat eater’s too extreme every day. You have to find balance. Balance is what I never had but I needed. Either I’m on top of the world, spending a lot of money, or else I’m in the sewage. I’m not on top of the world, and I’m not in the sewage. This is really new for me.”

—Mike Tyson, in an interview with the LA Times. He may not be as strict with his vegan ways these days, but let’s hope he’s still mostly vegetarian.

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Maurice Jones-Drew of the Jacksonville Jaguars is the latest celebrity to strip down in a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ad against fur.

In his “Ink Not Mink” ad, the tattooed NFL running back stands proudly holding a football and showing off his impressive physique.

“It was important for me to get involved with the Ink Not Mink campaign,” Jones-Drew says in an interview and behind the scenes shoot for the PSA. “I have three dogs and to see some of the videos or to go online and see how animals are treated for fur –the cruelty is worse than torture.”

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“I did a lot of research, read up on a lot of other athletes and people around the world who live like that, trying to learn from other people’s stories. It’s made it exciting, reading about other people and how they’ve gone about it, the benefits they’ve got, how it’s helped them and telling people my story now.”

—Peter Siddle, Australian cricketer who went vegan on the advice of his girlfriend and animal right’s activist Anna Weatherlake.

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John Salley will help celebrate the 25th anniversary of Alexander’s Animal Rights Foundation of Florida (ARFF) with a set of wines produced by a company he has ownership in.

The event tonight at one of Fort Lauderdale’s most renown vegan restaurants, Sublime, will feature a four course dinner complete with a choice of Salley vegan wines from The Vegan Vines.

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“Walking up the stairs to my bedroom late that night, I had to stop and rest… I thought I might be having a heart attack. It was a scary moment. A moment I knew I had to seize in order to change my life, or suffer serious health consequences.”

—Rich Roll, author and ultra-distance athlete who began training for marathons after age 40. He has competed in several grueling athletic competitions, including the Ultraman World Championships–all on a purely plant-based vegan diet.

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Venus Williams serves as a great example of an athlete that can successfully sustain herself on a plant-based diet.

The tennis champion who adopted the lifestyle shortly after receiving a diagnosis of an autoimmune disorder shared her tips for eating well, whether you’re a world class athlete or a weekend warrior who spends most of the time in an office cubicle.

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“It’s made me feel great. I still feel young, totally healthy. I’ve fought in the sport for many years and I feel like it’s something that’s helped me tremendously. But I’ve never eaten meat, so I can’t compare the two and say, ‘This is what it does better.’ But all the people I know who have gone from eating meat to not eating meat say they feel much better.”

—Jake Shields, in an interview with Las Vegas Sun on how eating plant-based has propelled his career as a fighter.

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