John Daly's decision to
resume drinking came as a shock to those who thought the golfer was putting destructive
tastes for liquor and gambling behind him.
But Daly, in the latest
issue of Esquire magazine, says he has control of his habits, although conventional
forms of rehabilitation weren't part of the program.
"I don't drink and drive.
I don't drink every day. I don't drink to get drunk," he said. "It's all common
sense. You can figure it out on your own."
Daly told the magazine
that trying to curb his urges through medication "made me feel like a ghost,"
and the philosophy of Alcoholics Anonymous was a bad idea.
"The worst mistake I ever
made was admitting that I was an alcoholic because I gave them all the power,"
he said.
Instead, he said: "I try
to think of myself as a lion, bringing down the kill, controlling the jungle.
... That's the way I see my days now."
