This is from Rip Esselstyn's "My Beef With Meat."  It pretty much sums up why I wish to be a vegan athlete.

"On an individual level, this is a journey about building health.  It all begins with eating whole, plant based foods.  Don't make this more complicated than it has to be.  Let's not count calories; let's not obsess over portion sizes; let's not worry whether we're eating two, three, four, or six times a day; let's not make this about willpower.  Let's make this about plant power . . . Let's jus make this about eating simple, whole, plant-based food.

Let's stop the human suffering and step up and challenge the doctors who keep people locked in the circle of insanity with drugs, surgery, endless tests and procedures, and a bad diet.

Don't be afraid of change.  Let the plant-strong lifestyle show you a world where anything is possible--a world without prescription drugs, lethargy, ill-health, chronic disease, and sickness."

Link to Rip Esselstyn's book here.

Check out his video here.