Freddie Hubbard Quotes

I used to be a drinker but I found out how bad it was and I let it alone.

What's the point of staying sober?

Well, I stopped drinking. That was actually a big deal. I didn't go through any harrowing rock-bottom experience. I just made a decision to stop drinking.

When you stop drinking, you have to deal with this marvelous personality that started you drinking in the first place.

It's funny, because when you tell people you've stopped drinking, there's an automatic reaction. People ask, 'Was it a lifestyle choice or were you waking up in a skip?'

I quit drinking in 2002, mere months before my college graduation.

I never had one beer. If I bought a six-pack of beer, I kept drinking till all six beers were gone. You have to have that kind of understanding about yourself. I haven't had a drink now in 12 years.

I'm a recovering alcoholic so I should be home.

I am a recovering alcoholic.

I have been sober for the longest time. Oh, it's over a decade now. No joke.

The thing is, if I don't have sobriety, I don't have anything.

But I think that the most important thing was to really stop drinking.

When I stopped drinking, it was only because I thought if I don't stop, I'm going to die.

I do not live in the world of sobriety.

I began drinking alcohol at the age of thirteen and gave it up in my fifty sixth year; it was like going straight from puberty to a mid-life crisis.

I just think my body can't handle it any more. I did try a little drink a while back, and I was actually physically ill. I went into an immediate depression, and felt awful, just dreadful. So that's it. I'm over it now.

Somebody once asked me how I define sobriety, and my response was 'liberation from dependence.'

Okay, I've admitted to drinking too much. Okay, so I'm dealing with it.

Being sober is not a struggle for me.

I had to change my relationship with alcohol in order to become the man that I knew I could be and that my family would be proud of.

I don't drink. I don't do any drugs.

It's better to take sobriety with you when you work.

I'm very happy with my decision to go sober. It's helped my life. It's helped my mental stability.

Why is it a badge of honour to say you spent 15 years in AA ball?

I'll be seeking professional help with regards to alcohol and, until myself and the club feel this is under control, I'll be off the drink.