John Salley

thumb|Salley in 2007 John Thomas Salley (born May 16, 1964) is an American retired professional basketball player, and talk show host. Quotes Robert Parish and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are the two reasons I became a vegetarian fully in the first place. They where the first ones I saw and I was 27 at the time and there was an article about Robert Parish and one of his martial art forms and I remember playing against this guy and asking him how he was running up and down the court with me and I was in my twenties. He said, "you have to learn to pace yourself young fella". … Then I would go, "well then your car has no gas" and I thought about that. So at 27 I made the change. … I had a good career but Robert Parish had a view to look at stats and a better career. If I would have known how to take care of my body … then I would have played until I was 40 as well. “Along Came a Spider-An Interview With John Salley,” in Basketball 24/48/82 (12 August 2014). I credit my plant-based diet with giving me the energy and stamina to help carry my teams to four NBA championship wins. … Veganism has become a transformative part of my life and I have made it my mission to share the power of plant-based eating with the world. … Vegan eating is not just a slam dunk for human health; it’s also the most effective way to combat climate change, according to a 2010 report by the United Nations. … going vegan is one of the best things a person can do for their health, for animals, and for the environment. Letter to Michelle Obama, in “NBA Champ Challenges FLOTUS to Take PETA’s Vegan Pledge,” in PETA.org (29 December 2015). External links Category:African Americans Category:Actors from New York City Category:Basketball players from the United States Category:1964 births Category:Living people Category:Television personalities Category:Veganism activists Category:Activists from the United States