Dennis Rodman was a five-time NBA champion who developed a reputation for his eccentric behavior and wild hairdos. Despite his public life being tumultuous, media coverage of this wild character never seemed to interfere with his performance on the court. Even standing in the shadow of basketball great Michael Jordan, Rodman could make a name for himself. The attention around his personal life transformed him into a social misfit, but he never let it affect his success.

In his book “I Should be Dead by Now“, Dennis Rodman opens up about the true self behind his irresponsible behavior.

Dennis Rodman opens up about his true self

The renowned rebounder had a turbulent career and personal life. Dennis was almost killed twice during bungee jumping and also had a nasty fall from a motorbike. The press labeled him a misfit. But Dennis believes that the intense attention he received was the reason for his transformation into a free spirit. Dennis has been portrayed as a failure or wreck, but he says it’s something that he created. ” The partying was something I let happen. I created it, I could have stopped it at any time.”

Dennis says that he wanted to see it. How far he could go on the rollercoaster of partying before he met the death end? People think the dead end of Dennis Rodman’s life is the motorcycle accident at the Radio Music Awards, but he denies it. It wasn’t just the accident, but his life on the whole hit a culminating brake. He said, “It wasn’t just one thing; it was a lot of things.”

“I was tired of drinking, I was tired of women“.At the end of the day, Dennis Rodman is tired of partying. Rodman got tired of setting the tables and remembers his birthday when everyone wanted to go partying. And that is where reality hits hard on Rodman, where he realizes partying has become his daily routine. Fortunately, he eventually got over it.

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The Eden Gardens of Dennis Rodman

Rodman then talks about his safe place. A place everyone is unaware of. And a place where no one can bother him or hurt him. Dennis Rodman defined the place as his Eden Gardens, “It is like going to the Garden of Eden”. He goes there to get himself together; The place humbles down the pride of Dennis Rodman as he thinks all sorts of things through his mind.

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He concludes that all the partying and wild stuff were merely a tool to overcome the pain of life. The pain caused by his marriage, his family, his relationship with his kids, and his love life. The party animal is not the real face of Rodman, but a mask to hide his pain.

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