Thursday, August 1, 2013

Djokovic touts benefits of health food

Over at Stuff White People Like , they ought to be carving a Hall of Fame bust for Novak Djokovic.

This is a man who, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal , is not only just a professional tennis player -- he's also a health-food freak obsessed with everything from special New Zealand honey, shakes made out of pea protein, and (of course) cashew butter. If he buys this stuff at Whole Foods while wearing Tom's shoes and drives it all home in a Volvo, he's the perfect example of a wealthy hipster.

Except Djokovic does this for a practical, defensible reason. It keeps his body lithe and light so he can chase down all those rockets to the corner, and you can't say it isn't working. Djokovic is the No. 1 tennis player in the world.

Some aspects of his diet would not pass the yuppie test, however. He eschews caffeine -- even if it is locally-grown organic fair trade dark roast with hints of Indonesian vanilla. No alcohol during the tournament, either -- so his avocados (he eats

Source: http://network.yardbarker.com/tennis/article_external/djokovic_touts_benefits_of_health_food/14184563

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