After being convicted and sentenced to prison for kidnapping, armed robbery and other charges for busting into a Las Vegas casino, O.J. Simpson has had enough of his prison sentence.
Simpson, 66, is nearly five years into his prison sentence and he describes it as being "somewhat illuminating at times and painful a lot of times," Simpson told two Nevada parole board members Thursday via closed-circuit TV from prison.
"I missed my two younger kids who worked hard getting through high school, I missed their college graduations," he said, seemingly emotional as he talked. "I missed my sister's funeral. I missed all the birthdays."
Simpson portrayed himself as being a model inmate since he arrived, saying how he promised prison officials "I would be the best prisoner they have ever had here, (and) I think, for the most part, I've kept my word on that."
He also said his case stands out because it's different from the many other inmates who are incarcerated for trying to rob others-and because of that, he should have his prison term cut.
"The difference between all of their crimes and mine is that they were trying to steal other people's property, they were trying to steal other people's money," the pro football hall-of-famer argued. "My crime was trying to retrieve, for my family, my own property."
According to CNN, the former Heisman Trophy winner, record-setting NFL running back and movie actor had enlisted the help of Clarence "C.J." Stewart and four others to get sports memorabilia that Simpson claimed belonged to him from dealers Bruce Fromong and Al Beardsley.
The six men confronted the dealers in a room at Las Vegas' Palace Station Hotel and Casino on September 13, 2007, brandishing weapons but not firing them.
Four of those men testified against Simpson -- each getting probation in exchange for his testimony -- while Stewart stood trial alongside him.
