Tim McGraw On When He Knew He Had To Get Sober: “I Was Getting Out Of Bed And Going To The Liquor Cabinet”

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It’s well-documented that Tim McGraw struggled with drugs and alcohol.

And while he’s been sober for quite a while now, and subsequently got into the best shape of his life while being sober, it wasn’t necessarily easy.

However, he had his wife Faith Hill to lean on in the process.

According to a new interview with EsquireTim recalled the very moment he decided to call it quits on the partying and get some help:

“I remember a moment when I was getting out of bed and going to the liquor cabinet and taking a big shot at 8:00 in the morning and thinking, ‘I have to wake the kids up.’

I went straight to my wife and said, ‘This is where I’m at.’ I was scared.

She just grabbed me and hugged me and changed my life.”

Whiskey was often times Tim’s drink of choice, however put down the bottle for good in 2008… and never looked back.

And now, instead pounding shots before a show, Tim is doing this:

He talked about it in depth with Oprah as well:

Mom Need To Stop Calling Tim McGraw “Too Skinny” On Social Media…

I only have so much patience.

Something has been bothering me for a while now, and it involves the legendary Tim McGraw. In case you didn’t know, Tim quit drinking a while back, and got really healthy. He’s an animal when it comes to his workouts.

Just ask guys like Kip Moore and Brantley Gilbert who have worked out with the man… he don’t play.

Since McGraw took on Crossfit, he’s become shredded.

The 55-year-old… yeah, I said 55… looks like this:

But the moms, for whatever reason, say some crazy shit on his social media:

“Still a nice looking fella …but needs to gain a little lbs!”

“Is Tim sick? He looks too skinny.”

“Look ok but would look much better with another ten fifteen pounds sorry got to be honest just reminds me of these younger kids being too small I’m sorry.”

This hogwash is everywhere on his social media. Has anyone ever heard of being in great shape? Like, the best shape? Having the body fat percentage of an NFL running back? Pulling weighted sleds in concert venue parking lots as a “warm up.”

If I looked like this at 55? Hell, even 45?

C’mon…get outta here with that noise, folks.

Yeah, he looks so “sick” here…

He knows you’re watching and talking shit, so now he’s posting photos of his McDonald’s.

Anyways, thanks for listening… back to work…

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