Ric Flair On His Addiction To Alcohol, Last Year's Health Scare, Still Being Alive
Ric Flair spoke with Fox 5 about his alcohol addiction, health scare, and feeling lucky to still be alive. Here are some of the highlights:
Addiction to alcohol:
"I don't carry a flask, I don't drink at home, and I'm a social drinker. I mean my whole life, I never drank during the day. But at night, when I'm through working, yeah, I drank. I didn't start 'day drinking' until probably right before my son [Reid Fliehr] died. And then, I really, after he passed away, it was 10 in the morning until 2 a.m. every day."
The lead-up to his recent health scare last August:
"I knew that something was going on because it really hurt. So, she [Fiance', Wendy Barlow] took me and, sure enough, my intestines had ruptured."
Feeling lucky to still be alive:
"You have no idea. You want to know something? I am preoccupied with dying, does that make sense to you? I think about it every day."
Ric Flair's fiance', Wendy Barlow, also discussed more about his health scare. You can read the full interview by clicking here.