Darryl Strawberry warns Tiger Woods 'the enemy is trying to kill him'

Darryl Strawberry knows what Tiger Woods is experiencing. He's been down that road: A high-profile, highly-successful athlete whose vulnerabilities have led to destructive behavior . And the former New York Mets legend does not like what he is seeing.

"I'm looking at a person that is deeply hurting inside and if he continues to go down the road it's going to kill him, if he doesn't surrender his life to God," Strawberry said. "And he's going to keep going back into that dark hole to try to fill that empty void. "Just like me, hurting and got addicted and the addiction took over.

It's a serious addiction problem. Not one to play with anymore. He's nearly lost his life two times.

" GETTING HELP: Tiger Woods gets permission to leave country for inpatient treatment Strawberry, an eight-time Major League Baseball All-Star, overcame drug and alcohol addiction more than 20 years ago. An evangelical born-again Christian, Strawberry, 64, makes about 270 trips a year to speak about addiction and drug abuse and talk about how once it grips you, it's hard to get it to let go. Strawberry said he is not doing this for publicity or trying to be a part of Woods' inner circle.