While I do not fault you for not reading that dense block of text, had you done so, you probably would not have made that remark.
One of his major points is that he has habitually blamed others for his mistakes, and now he recognizes that his problems were self-inflicted.
Consider this quote: "I keep landing myself in huge messes. And why am I so restless, why am I never satisfied? I've achieved countless goals: I'm a professional athlete, I own my own business, I once had the perfect little wife, then I had Christy - my life, though enviable on all accounts - never satisfied me no matter how well it is going; I find a reason to be unhappy, a reason to sabotage it."