Dennis Rodman is an American basketball legend, a successful actor, a participant in theatrical sports fights, and the author of several books. There are many rumors about his shocking behavior, and which of them are true, and which are fiction, it is already difficult to figure out.
Whatever Dennis Rodman undertakes, everything turns out "loudly" and in a big way, whether it is a basketball game or a social party. In sports, he reached unprecedented heights, and in two directions - basketball and wrestling fights. His filmography includes not only cameo roles, but also the main roles in films. His 4 books have sold millions of copies. And the media are ready to write about his secular adventures on the main pages.
Dennis Rodman biography
Dennis was born in New Jersey in the spring of 1961. When the boy was only three or four years old, his father left the family, and his mother raised and provided for all three children. Unlike the older sisters, who studied well and were successful in basketball, Dennis had no ambition for anything, and, according to his mother, he was not expected to have bright prospects in life.
After an unpleasant episode occurred in his life - an arrest for stealing a watch - the guy agreed to the persuasion of his relatives and entered college. It was there that the young man became interested in basketball, and soon became the best player, first in college, and then in his hometown of Trenton. Since that period, Dennis Rodman's life has changed dramatically, sports began to bring an irregular, but rather high income, which made it possible to abandon odd jobs.
Dennis Rodman's career
The real start of a basketball player's sports career happened after he entered the university and moved to Oklahoma in 1983. The basketball masters considered him one of the best players in the entire history of the NBA, and fans discussed his extraordinary appearance - he is 201 cm tall, hair of an unusual color, which often changed and numerous tattoos on his body.
His best season was the 1987-88 season. During this period, he was awarded titles such as
- the best defensive player - twice,
- championship in the NBA five,
- championship in the National League.
Outrageous behavior, passion for scandalous interviews and obnoxious nature of Dennis Rodman led him to the end of his sports career, practically at its peak. He exchanged for participation in public battles, filming in films, which did not at all like the owners of the clubs in which he played. However, Dennis Rodman was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011.
Dennis Rodman's personal life
Rodman is no less shocking in his personal life. Only the brightest and most successful women became his friends. Dennis's list of victories for this plan could include
- Madonna,
- model Carmen Electru,
- Annie Bakes.
All of Rodman's relationships and marriages were short-lived. The longest of them for the shocking basketball player was with Michelle Moyer. Dennis has three children - daughter Alexis from Annie Bakes, son DJ and daughter Trinity from Michelle Moyer.
