Article 6D7HP Oscar De La Hoya: ‘I didn’t love boxing. I was just good at it’

Oscar De La Hoya: ‘I didn’t love boxing. I was just good at it’

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Jacob Uitti
from US news | The Guardian on (#6D7HP)

The former world and Olympic champion sought escape in sex and drugs as he struggled with fame. A new documentary has helped him find peace

After decades of trying to live up to outsized expectations - and escaping the pressure through drugs, alcohol and sex - Oscar De La Hoya is questioning the life he once lived. But he is unsure at times where happiness fits in.

I still ask myself that," he says. If I deserve to be happy."

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