In an interview with Dale Earnhardt Jr. on DJD Classics, WWE Hall of Famer "Stone Cold" Steve Austin discussed several topics, including how he struggled transitioning to a normal life after retiring from professional wrestling at the age of 38 in 2003.
This is what "Stone Cold" Steve Austin said, “Hell, I retired when I was 38. [It’s not] just about the money; it’s about the good times, being with the boys, traveling down the road, being in front of a crowd, and getting that adrenaline rush. That’s what I lived and breathed, and so, I didn’t handle it well. For about three years, I drank, I hunted, and I fished, and [I] just did a lot of stupid stuff, and one morning, I woke up, and I went in the bathroom, [and said], ‘Dude, the things you’re doing are not conducive to living a long life.'”
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