Everyone involved in the world of golf is aware of John Daly’s striking personality. The pro golfer’s distinctive approach never fails to grab attention. Both his personal and professional life are of interest to the public. Lately, Daly has been dealing with a lot, health wise.

Daly has been battling cancer for a while now. The pro golfer is staying strong in his fight against bladder cancer. However, in order to rise above the challenges posed by his condition, Daly has had to make numerous changes to his lifestyle. This includes his eating, drinking, and smoking habits. In an interview, Daly talked about how drinking helped him feel confident while playing.

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How drinking helped Daly

According to Daly, drinking helped him feel relaxed while playing golf in the past. As he has been dealing with cancer, he has had to cut back on all forms of intoxication that can be harmful to his body.

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However, he reminisced about the time he could drink and play golf. He said, “Wherever I set course records or whatever, I would be barefooted, drunk, playing golf, making every 20-footer I looked at.”

Daly also shared how being drunk would help him play pool really well. He said, “I used to be able to shoot pool really good when I had a great buzz going. But if you get me sober and play pool, I wouldn’t make a ball.”

The pro golfer continued and gave a pool reference. He described how he thought winning money from people playing pool boosted his confidence. He also felt he would play good golf when buzzed.

John Daly and his brave fight against cancer

Daly had to undergo surgery to fight the disease. However, he is still facing issues because of the disease.

Bladder cancer, for one, has a fairly high chance of reoccurrence. Daly has been strong in his fight against this malignancy. His positive attitude is inspirational for many of us.

He once said, “I always tell people I’ve lived one hell of a life. No matter what happens, I’m not scared to die or anything.” 

Although, Daly’s physical condition has limited his time playing golf lately. He has been dealing well with his circumstances and has been responding well to his body’s wake-up call.

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