Pro athletes are usually in top physical condition-- lean, mean, calorie-burning machines that get paid well to perform athletic endeavors the rest of us couldn't possibly do. Which means they must live a healthy lifestyle, without excess-- right?  Well, not if you're THIS athlete-- who admits he still smokes cigarettes, and LOVES his Diet Coke. So who is he?

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It's golfer John Daly, who's looking noticeably thinner since having lap-band surgery in 2009, and will celebrate six years of sobriety next month . That doesn't mean, however, he's the picture of health.

In a recent interview, Daly said he still smokes 40 cigarettes a day, which is two packs.  And although he has significantly cut back on his Diet Coke habit, he's still drinking a ton of it.

He said, quote, "I still drink [Diet Coke] but not nearly as much as I used to.  The lap-band won't allow me to drink as many.  If I don't have ice, I can't drink it.  I can't have it straight because of the carbonation .

"I used to have 26 to 28 cans a day.  Now I have 10 to 12 at the most," Daly said recently.

So, he's DOWN to a 12-pack of Diet Coke a day? Yikes!

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