![]() ![]() "Every now and then Slick whispers, but having a name for him makes me listen to him differently. To help him fight that voice, he named it Slick. In the book, Namath revealed that a voice in his head would tell him to drink. That knowledge made me a stronger individual." With the help of my recovery, I learned that I had used my divorce as an excuse to go back to drinking. "That shame is where I found my strength to deal with the addiction. I had embarrassed my friends and family and could not escape that feeling. Namath admitted to being drunk during the interview, which led him to tell Kolber that he wanted to kiss her while live on the air. It was the infamous sideline interview with ESPN’s Suzy Kolber in 2003. Namath also described the incident that forced him to take a long, hard look at his life and get help for his drinking problem. ![]() (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Joe Namath discusses his years of alcohol abuse in his new autobiography. ![]()
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