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Tennis player Bernard Tomic reveals Novak Djokovic ‘inspired’ him to go vegan
网球运动员伯纳德·托米奇宣称诺瓦克·德约科维奇“激励”他成为纯素食者

Posted by Mohsina Dodhiya  24th December 2021
作者：Mohsina Dodhiya，2021年12月24日

Tomic also said: “I don’t think I’ll ever go back to eating anything else so I’m a proud vegan.”
托米奇还说：“我不认为我还会倒回去吃其它什么东西，所以我是一个自豪的纯素食者。”

Former world No. 17 Bernard Tomic revealed he went vegan almost three years ago, after being inspired by 20-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic.
曾取得世界排名第17位的伯纳德·托米奇（Bernard Tomic）最近透露，由于受到20次大满贯冠军诺瓦克·德约科维奇（Novak Djokovic）的激励，他在差不多三年前也成为了一名纯素食者（vegan）。

The tennis player made the comment during his appearance on the Functional Tennis Podcast, as revealed on Sportskeeda.
据体育新闻网站Sportskeeda报道，这名网球运动员在参加“功能网球播客”（Functional Tennis Podcast）节目时说了那番话。

He said: “You know I changed to Vegan two and a half, three years ago and I love it, it’s an amazing feeling.”
他说：“你知道的，我在两年半、三年前转为纯素食者，我很乐意啊，这种感觉太棒了。”

“A lot of successful people are vegan. I got inspired actually by Novak, so it was something I tried and it worked for me. I don’t think I’ll ever go back to eating anything else so I’m a proud vegan.”
“很多成功人士都是纯素食者。我实际上是受到了诺瓦克的激励，所以我就去尝试吃素，结果挺适合我的。我不认为我还会倒回去吃其它什么东西，所以我是一个自豪的纯素食者。”

‘I believe in Karma’
“我相信因果报应”

The current 259, who has been one of tennis’ most divisive figures in the last decade, accepted that he was not the healthiest athlete on tour, given his love for fast food but has mended his diet now as a strict vegan and aims to rebuild his body to make one last attempt at breaking into the top 10.
这个目前世界排名第259位的运动员曾是网球界过去十年里最有争议的人物之一。他坦承，由于以前爱吃快餐，他不是赛场上最健康的运动员；但是他已经修正自己的饮食，现在是一名严格的纯素食者，希望重塑个人的身体，最后放手一搏，看能不能闯入世界排名前十。

The Aussie added that another factor that helped him switch to a vegan diet was animal welfare.
这位澳大利亚人补充说，另一个促使他改为纯素饮食的原因是动物福利。

The 29-year-old said: “The taste of meat, don’t get me wrong, it’s unbelievable but like I don’t miss it because there’s animals involved and I’m all about that.”
这名29岁的运动员表示：“不要误会我，肉的味道对我还是很有诱惑力，但我也不想吃了，因为它涉及动物，我很着重这一点。”

“I mean I believe in Karma, you know you do the right thing and there’s always something around,” Tomic further added.
托米奇进一步补充说：“我的意思是，我相信因果报应；你知道的，你做正确的事情总会出现好结果。”

“It’s not just that but for my health as well. I mean my health has overall gone a lot better in the last couple of years.”
“不只是这个原因，同时也是为了我的健康。我是说，在过去的几年里，我的健康状况总体上已经好了很多。”

Novak Djokovic
诺瓦克·德约科维奇

Plant-based Djokovic is an inspirational athlete and has been on top of his game since the last 2 years. The tennis pro has ruled the sport single-handedly and is cementing himself as the Greatest player of all time. In 2021, he won 5 titles including 3 majors and was just one win short of winning the historic calendar slam.
奉行植物性饮食的德约科维奇是一名鼓舞人心的运动员，自从过去两年以来一直问鼎网坛。这位网球职业选手已经独霸该项体育运动，正在巩固其作为史上最伟大球员的地位。在2021年，他赢得了包括3次大满贯在内的5个冠军头衔，仅差一步未能实现历史性的历年大满贯（calendar slam）。

According to EssentiallySport, Djokovic declared at last year’s Australian Open: “I’m very pleased to be plant-based and play on this level now for four-and-a-half years. There has been a lot of criticism also. You know, people around me didn’t really think that I could do that.”
据体育新闻网站EssentiallySport报道，德约科维奇在去年的澳洲网球公开赛（Australian Open）上表示：“我很高兴实行植物性饮食并且已有四年半时间在参加这个（最高）级别的比赛。其间也招来了很多批评。你知道的，我周围的人真的没想到我能够做到这一点。”

“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.”
“这是一种生活方式，而不只是一种饮食方式，因为其中还有道德原因。留意动物世界的当前情况，你就知道动物的养殖、屠宰等所有事情。”

“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 reason for me, it’s a lifestyle. Something that I’m really proud of and hopefully that community grows.”
“这显然对气候变化也有着巨大影响，但人们可能对此谈得没那么多。实行植物性饮食不只是为了提高运动成绩，而且也是一种生活方式。我真的为此感到自豪，并希望这个群体不断发展壮大。”

Djokovic added: “Hopefully I can inspire other athletes that it is possible to be plant-based and to recover well, to have strength, [and] to have muscles,” a feat he most surely has achieved.
德约科维奇补充说：“希望我能够激励其他运动员：实行植物性饮食是可以做得到的，能够使身体恢复良好，既有力气，还长肌肉。”──他毫无疑问已经取得了这样的卓越效果。

Despite publicly acknowledging the benefits of a plant-based diet several times, the 34-year-old does not refer to himself as ‘vegan’ because of the ‘misinterpretations of labels and misuse of labels’.
虽然多次公开肯定植物性饮食的益处，但这名34岁的运动员并未将自己称为“纯素食者”，因为（他觉得有些人）“误解和滥用称号”。