There is a deep relationship between the Olympic Games and vegetarianism. The first Olympic swimming champion, Australian star Murray Ross, is a vegetarian. He is one of the most famous athletes, with super endurance and amazing speed. Murray has been a vegetarian since he was 2 years old, and his appearance has set off a vegetarian craze among western athletes. Since then, the Olympic Games has become a gathering place for vegetarians.
The Beijing News once reported in Experiencing the Athletes' Residential Area in the Olympic Village: Duran, CEO of Catering for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, revealed that more than 20% of the Olympic athletes may be vegetarians.
Edwin moses is a strict vegetarian. He won two Olympic champions, two world champions and three world cups. Ten years 122 official competition unbeaten, breaking the world record of 400-meter hurdles four times. During Edwin's hurdling career, he 10 was named the best track and field athlete in the world. 1983 won the Sullivan Prize, the highest award in America.
He is the idol of "Flying Man" Liu Xiang, probably because of the power of idols. According to coach Sun Haiping, Liu Xiang also likes vegetarian food.
Ali/kloc-debuted at the age of 0/7, and/kloc-won the Olympic gold medal at the age of 0/8. He was rated as "one of the best athletes in the 20th century" by the International Olympic Committee. In his 20-year career, he won the title of boxing champion 22 times and won the title of boxing champion 10 times in a row. He is the first hero and idol in Time magazine's "Top 100 Celebrities of the 20th Century". He devoted his life to opposing racial discrimination, being an anti-war fighter and a "peace messenger" of the United Nations. He is also a strict vegetarian.
Ali once bluntly said that his usual food is mainly different fruits and vegetables. Although he often has to accept high-intensity training and competitions, he believes that vegetarianism will not only affect his physical strength, but also make him more energetic and energetic. Ali's achievements in boxing are enough to break the doubt that vegetarian food lacks nutrition.
Under the impetus of Ali, Tai Sen became a vegetarian on 20 10. Tai Sen said bluntly that when he ate a little meat, he would feel sick and vomit, which made him realize that meat was poison to him. Tai Sen also said that vegetarianism made him realize that he must be more modest, and called it the most carefree time in his life.
(Influenced by Ali, Tai Sen's propaganda photo after being a vegetarian)
Fu Jiajun was influenced by her vegetarian mother and seldom ate meat. In 2003, he became a strict vegetarian because of acid reflux. Also in that year, Fu Jiajun defeated mark williams, who was ranked first in the world at that time, in the final and won the snooker Super League, which was the first China person to win this honor. He repeatedly said in public: "After being a vegetarian, my body is healthier than before, my mind is clearer and my concentration is improved."
Realizing the benefits of vegetarianism, Fu Jiajun not only became a vegetarian himself, but also established a healthy vegetarian family. In 20 10, Fu Jiajun and his wife held a vegetarian wedding and provided vegetarian food for 26 guests. He said: "My friends all said it was delicious and liked it very much. Vegetarianism can actually achieve a balanced nutrition, which is definitely beneficial to health and environmental protection. " His two daughters are even more beautiful and lovely. Fu Jiajun said: When children grow up, it will be up to them to decide whether to continue to be vegetarian.
Serena williams ranks first in the world in women's tennis singles. She is a famous athlete on Forbes list and won 23 grand slam titles ... It is worth mentioning that Serena's sister Venus also won 33 singles world titles and 9 doubles titles.
Venus is a strict vegetarian. She eats a lot of vegetables and fruits every day and doesn't like processed food. Influenced by her sister Venus, Serena also likes this lifestyle of eating raw vegetarian food, but occasionally misses chicken and tacos.
The real change is that at the age of 19, she lost the competition because of eating pork food poisoning and missed the championship. Since then, she has become a strict vegetarian. She has been a vegetarian for 22 years and won the championship again and again, which is still a legend and myth in tennis.
Jurek won the American 135 mile (longer than five marathons) ultra-long race for seven consecutive times (from 1999 to 2006) and is the record holder of this event. Twice by Super Long-distance Running Magazine: Best Super Long-distance Runner of the Year.
In 20 15, jurek successfully challenged the Appalachian Mountains, and the final score was 46 days, 8 hours and 7 minutes, which set a new record for the run-up speed. The Appalachian Trail, with a total length of 3,500 kilometers, starts from Mount springer in Georgia and extends northward to Cardin Mountain in Maine. It is the most famous long-distance mountain road in the world. National Geographic reported that jurek had been eating only vegetarian food, during which he had to fight the pain. First the knee was injured, then the quadriceps was severely strained, but it finally set a new record.
Jurek said, "I started as a vegetarian for health reasons, and then gradually added environmental factors. After being a vegetarian, I feel that my recovery time is shortened, my energy is more abundant, and my illness is less. "
In the United States, people joke that the NBA will soon be renamed NVA, which means National Vegetarian League. Many players in NBA are vegetarians, and post-90s player Owen is one of them. His performance on the court is impeccable, and the reason why he is so brave is not only related to his hard training, but also thanks to his vegetarian menu.
Owen said in an interview with the famous American media Bleacher Report: "I am using a vegetarian menu now. I must stay away from meat. I have to do this. Because of this, now my energy has increased and my physical condition has become incredible. I think I can put vegetarian recipes under the key to success. "
Most people have the idea that it is necessary to eat fish to supplement their physical strength if they want to engage in heavy physical exercise. But in fact, the examples of athletes bring us good reflection. In addition to these famous athletes, there are actually many athletes who have joined or are joining the vegetarian diet. ...
"The more famous players in the United States are like this. This is something that everyone knows. " Quan Yingzhe, who won the world Sanda lightweight championship in his fifties and served as martial arts instructor for Jackie Chan and Stallone, said. "Because eating more fruits and vegetables can win, if you eat meat, you are likely to lose the game. In fact, people who like meat very much must give up meat first 10 days before the big competition, otherwise they will lose badly in the competition. "
Quan Yingzhe has his own martial arts school, and his son is also a Sanda athlete. Based on his more than 20 years' actual boxing experience and long-term observation of his disciples' diet and competitive performance, he reached the above conclusion: meat can produce explosive power, while vegetarian food can produce endurance. During the competition, meat can provide strength when controlling the opponent's attack, while vegetarian food can make the players calmly observe each other. Even if you are in poor health, you can win the game in the end as long as you have endurance. Therefore, in the competition, players who rely on explosive power (carnivores) just wave their fists in vain and will generally be defeated in the end.
According to the British Daily Telegraph, "Austrian scientific research found that Roman gladiators were vegetarians", and Roman gladiators lived on barley and beans for a long time. This also solved a long-standing mystery in academic circles, that is, why the ancient Romans called gladiators "barley chewers".
Gladiators must rush out of an opportunity in a life-and-death duel. Of course, knowing what to eat is more helpful for physical strength and perseverance. The food in the Roman military camp is simple: bread or porridge, a little green vegetables and a little meat. It is said that this happened in Caesar's army: once, because of lack of food and grass, the soldiers had to live on meat, but it caused the soldiers to complain!
Spartans are always bald and barefoot in training. They wear only one dress in winter and summer, sleep on rough reed mats all year round, and eat little except vegetarianism. They think meat is poisonous.
The Encyclopedia Britannica records the epoch-making classic experiments. 1904 Professor Shuden from the University of Belgium studies the human arm. He compared the endurance, strength and fatigue elimination speed of vegetarians and meat eaters. The results show that vegetarians are stronger in three aspects.
Irving fisher, a scientist from Yale University, also conducted an endurance test. He compared athletes who ate animal protein diet with those who ate vegetarian protein. The results show that vegetarians have stronger endurance than carnivores.
Vegetarian athletes have set new records again and again with super explosive power, and the 202 1 Tokyo Games will definitely bring us more wonderful performances. The Japanese government vigorously promoted vegetarianism this time, which also gave athletes and tourists who arrived in 20021more choices.
Perhaps many people don't know that Japan didn't eat meat for a long time before the Meiji Restoration. From Nara period to Meiji Restoration in19th century, Japan became a vegetarian country, with cereals, beans and fresh vegetables as its main diet. Looking forward to the vegetarian guide for the 20021Winter Beijing Olympic Games, giving us more surprises.