Tyson says ‘on the verge of dying’ from drugs, alcohol

Tyson, now a promoter, told a news conference, “I’m a bad guy sometimes. I did a lot of bad things, and I want to be forgiven.

“So in order for me to be forgiven, I hope they can forgive me. I wanna change my life, I wanna live a different life now,” the former champion said.

Tyson admitted to being a continual substance abuser but was hopeful he was finally becoming clean.

“I haven’t drank or took drugs in six days, and for me that’s a miracle,” he revealed.

“I’ve been lying to everybody else that think I was sober, but I’m not. This is my sixth day. I’m never gonna use again.”

(Reporting by Ben Everill in Los Angeles; Editing by Gene Cherry)

Article Appeared @http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/25/us-boxing-tyson-idUSBRE97O00T20130825

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