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15 quotes by John Salley

John Thomas Salley (born May 16, 1964) is a retired American professional basketball player, actor and talk show host. He was the first player in NBA history to play on three different championship-winning franchises, as well as the first player (and only one of two, the other being Tim Duncan) in the NBA to win a championship in three different decades. After being drafted in the first round out of Georgia Tech in 1986, the 7'0 (2.13 m) Salley...
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I was a vegetarian first. I had high blood pressure at 27, everybody in my family died of cancer, and I knew it was in the food, so I changed my diet.

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There's no reason that America should be No. 1 in obesity; we have the greatest country in the world.

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I think the greatest player I've ever played against was Magic Johnson. Next, was Larry Bird. Then, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

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I explain to athletes, you're supposed to be a well-oiled machine. You're supposed to be in better shape than the people watching you.... →

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Any kind of blockage is heart disease; when you have a blood clot anywhere, that's heart disease. When Wilt Chamberlain died, strongest man I... →

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No one asks the cow or the chicken where it gets its protein. I eat about 4,000 or 5,000 calories a day, and I cook for myself. I also have a line of... →

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I eat a lot of kale, and I drink about half a gallon to a gallon of water a day.

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I went into raw vegan for a while, but I prefer cooked food, the way it smells, the way it feels going through your system.

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I'm a Michael Jordan fan just like everyone else. I just don't think he's the greatest player ever.

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I'm John Salley, and I'm a vegan. I'm a vegan because I'm only four pounds heaver than I was in 1989.

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The hardest guy I had to guard: Hakeem Olajuwon. No one can guard Hakeem. And then, Kevin McHale.

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The thing about the NBA, any pro sport, is, guys don't know how to take care of their body.

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If you're a professional athlete, and after the game, you're eating at the same place that somebody in the audience is eating at? You're... →

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