Jake Roberts Discusses His Drug Issues, Troubled Childhood, More

In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Jake Roberts spoke about his troubled life and wrestling career. Here are highlights:

On why his promo skills were so good in WWE: “My wrestling character wasn’t an act. One of the reasons I was so good at doing interviews and coming up with storylines was because I learned to lie quickly. After you’re sexually abused, you learn to lie quickly and constantly be on guard. As ‘Jake the Snake,’ I never wanted you to trust me. If you could trust me, then that meant our relationship was getting good.”

On why he started taking drugs: “I did drugs because they numbed me. I didn’t have to be me. When you hate yourself as much as I hated myself, you didn’t want to be conscious at all. You want to be f—– up. I once took all the mirrors down in my house because I was just wanted to f—— punch myself.”

On resenting the fans for liking him: “Deep inside, I hated the fans because they loved me. I used to scream, ‘How the f— do you love me when you don’t even know me?’ As crazy as that sounds, I didn’t want anyone to love me. Up to about two-and-a-half years ago, I didn’t like myself, regardless of my success. Even at the highest point in my career, I still couldn’t stand myself. And I never thought I was any good. I never accepted myself as a great talent until a couple of years ago.”

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