Ric Flair 30 For 30: 15 Things We Learned

6. He Had 15 Drinks A Day For Decades

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Eventually the interview turns toward Flair's infamous indulgence in alcohol, and he tells a story of him visiting a sports psychologist, who was shocked to learn that he drank 10 beers and five mixed drinks every single day. The shocked psychologist deemed this "impossible", but Flair is seemingly living proof that it's not.

Flair also admitted that he would drink beers on the drive to the hotel and then hit the cocktails once he arrived, and when asked about socialising without alcohol, he added that he's never really tried it, because why would he?

Good 'ol J.R. then told a story of him and Flair hitting up a Holiday Inn bar after a TV taping, and though there was just the two of them and a few random strangers at the bar, Flair ended up ordering 137 Kamikaze shots.

The interviewer then asks Flair if he's surprised he's still alive, and he chillingly replies, "I think about that every day now, and that's not a happy thought."

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