“I’d Come In After God, Jesus, Muhammad Ali and Barack Obama”: Dennis Rodman Showed No Modesty About His Own Fame in 2013

Dennis Rodman has always been a headline-maker. On the court and off the court, his eccentricities have widely been reported on. His high-profile relationships with Madonna and Carmen Electra have been plastered for posterity. His phenomenal basketball performances have gone down as part of the Rodman brand.

Dennis Rodman was no stranger to fame from the beginning of his career. His defensive and rebounding skills are just as known and spoken about as his piercings, girlfriends, and tattoos. Even after retirement, Dennis Rodman remains one of the most interesting characters to ever play the game. Unapologetically, he declared in 2013 that he would be number five on a list of the most identifiable people on the planet.

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“I’d come in after God, Jesus, Muhammed Ali, and Barack Obama,” Rodman stated while speaking in an interview with Sports Illustrated. He continued that it was their bodyguards or personal entourages that made the top four famous. Rodman believed that the chatter around them made the eminent personalities famous. In the same line, he said that even without these frills, people would still recognize him on the streets.

Dennis Rodman’s rise to fame

The five-time NBA champion has always arrested attention with his choice of clothes, words, and power plays that stole headlines during and after his career.

He has always had a flamboyant personality and that has been reflected in every part of his life. He even admitted to enjoying the whole fandom and fame.

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In an instance that showcases his iconic status, Rodman was reportedly offered a six-figure deal just to make an appearance at a club. He has undoubtedly always been the life of the party. Rodman also claimed that he slept with more than 2,000 women in his lifetime. Dennis Rodman famously put on a wedding dress to marry himself in 1996.

The Chicago Bulls legend once compared his fame to the ‘King of Pop’, Michael Jackson. He also claimed that Shaquille O’Neal did not like him because Rodman’s fame trumped his.

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