John Salley

No one asks the cow or the chicken where it gets its protein. I eat about 4,000 or 5,000 calories a day,…

— John Salley

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…

— John Salley

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

— John Salley

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

— John Salley

If everyone knew how important it was to celebrate life, they would be a vegan.

— John Salley

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

— John Salley

I was a vegetarian first. I had high blood pressure at 27, everybody in my family died of cancer, and I knew…

— John Salley

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

— John Salley

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

— John Salley

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

— John Salley

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

— John Salley

In 1981, when I went down to visit Georgia Tech, I watched Michael Jordan play and literally get ridiculed for taking a…

— John Salley

I went into raw vegan for a while, but I prefer cooked food, the way it smells, the way it feels going…

— John Salley

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

— John Salley

You fouled a guy who needs to be fouled. If he's going to the basket, you don't give a knick-knack foul and…

— John Salley

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.

— John Salley