Tim Shieff

thumb|Tim Shieff Timothy "Livewire" Shieff (born 24 March 1988) is a professional English freerunner. Quotes I started freerunning when I was 16. It just felt like an evolution of what I always wanted to do as a child: be creative, climb on things. It let me apply an adult mentality to that playfulness. Then I was introduced to veganism. And from there, I found out that the biggest percentage of pollution on the planet comes from animal agriculture. Once I discovered that, it became my calling. I think we all have something to contribute; we just have to look at the bigger picture and ask, “With what we’ve been given, what message can we promote that helps the greater good?” "Go veggie to save the planet, says world champion freerunner Tim Shieff", interview with The Guardian (16 June 2015). When I became vegan I stopped training for myself and started training with a purpose greater than my own. Veganism for me is about mindfulness. I do this to liberate animals. … Before I went vegan I had tendonitis, and I would get joint aches and ligament strains, and my knees would be sore. All that went away as soon as I switched to a wholefood plant-based diet. It’s anti-inflammatory, and your digestive system gets a break. … I didn’t understand what it meant to be an athlete. I was big, muscularly, but I was swollen; it wasn’t ‘healthy big’. Now I’m leaner, sharper, quicker, and my mind’s sharper too. "An interview with vegan parkour wonder Tim Shieff", interview with The Vegan Society (11 March 2016). External links Category:1988 births Category:Sportspeople from England Category:Living people Category:Veganism activists Category:People from Hartford