Plant-based Novak Djokovic has won Wimbledon for the 6th time. He is the world’s top-ranked tennis player and has now won 20 Grand Slams tying him with greats Federer and Nadal.
With three grand slam titles under his belt this year, he is on course to become the first man in 50 years to win a calendar Grand Slam when he competes in the US Open later this year.
Djokovic has made clear that he desperately wants to finish his career with the most Grand Slam singles championships. “I am playing for history” has become something of a mantra for him. The statement has become more fitting now that he has the calendar-year Grand Slam in his sights.
In the past, Djokovic has attributed his athletic stamina and faster recovery times to his 100{85424e366b324f7465dc80d56c21055464082cc00b76c51558805a981c8fcd63} plant-based diet which he has been following for about 10 years.
“Being conscious of what is happening in the animal world and you know the slaughtering of animals and farming and everything. There is obviously a huge impact as well on climate change that people maybe don’t talk about as much.”
After going plant-based, the 34-year-old Serbian tennis player felt so passionately about his new lifestyle and way of eating, that he signed on to co-produce the highly successful documentary Game Changers (on Netflix) which showcased the health benefits of eating a plant-based diet as an athlete.
“It’s a lifestyle. More than just a diet because you have ethical reasons as well. Being conscious of what is happening in the animal world and you know the slaughtering of animals and farming and everything. There is obviously a huge impact as well on climate change that people maybe don’t talk about as much. It’s more than a performance for me, it’s a lifestyle. Something that I’m really proud of and hopefully that community grows,” he added. “I attribute a great deal of my professional success to my diet.”