One of the best or even the best player in the history of basketball. That is how most mass media, various Internet portals and television speak of Rodman. Dennis is perhaps the most extraordinary member of the National Basketball Association.
Dennis childhood passed in the city of Trenton, in the state of New Jersey. Dennis did not grow up in the most prosperous family, which is not surprising, given the high crime rate in the city, above the average, with a population consisting mainly of African Americans and Hispanics. Little Dennis was left without a father, as the latter left the family, leaving his mother with three dependent children. Dennis has two more sisters. Mother Shirley Rodman had to literally plow in three jobs to feed the children and pay the bills for the apartment. Dennis was not the only one who played basketball in the family, his sisters played in a team for college, and thanks to this they were able to help his mother, make ends meet.
Dennis, on the contrary, was not eager to learn or play basketball. At school, his height was not so high, the boy began to grow much later. After moving to Dallas, Texas, Dennis goes to college, by the end of his studies at school, he manages to grow by as much as 20 centimeters. With a height of 201 cm, its weight was 100 kg. Hence the nickname "worm" in the NBA.
It was during college that the boy surrenders to the game completely and completely, while completely abandoning his studies, which later led to expulsion. But the love of basketball is getting stronger.
Victory and explosive nature
Being spotted by trainer Lon Riesman from the University of Oklahoma, Dennis becomes a player in his team for three whole years. And not just a player, but the best player and team leader. In the mid-eighties, the young Dennis Rodman participated in the NBA draft and from the second round, which pretty much made the young athlete nervous, is being selected for the Detroit Pistons. Here begins his incredible career.
In the second season, Rodman is in the top five players, thanks to which the “Pistons” win most of the matches: 20 out of 24. In 1988-89, Detroit became the champion in the NBA, and Rodman was repeatedly called the best defender. But the explosive character of the young basketball star does not allow him to stay in the club, and Rodman is sent to the San Antonio Spurs, where he vowingly obeys and does not arrange fights, scandals and provocations in his usual manner. In alliance with David Robinson, they became the strongest defenders, but this alliance was successful only on the playing field, there were constant conflicts outside the game. Dennis could not keep his promises, and continued to say what he thinks to anyone who did not like anything in his behavior.
Result, suspension from games. However, this did not prevent the basketball player for the fourth time from becoming the best player. Rodman’s behavior at the end of the season was the last straw, which enraged his coach Bob Hill. Rodman just sat on the bench, but suddenly took off his sneakers and sat on the floor, his act filled his cup of patience. Many believe that the reason for this behavior was the relationship with Madonna, which just happened during the games.
In 1995, Dennis again had to retrain as a member of the Chicago Bulls team. Nevertheless, one cannot deny the fact that in spite of his defiant behavior, which, by the way, was manifested not only in fights and scandals, but also in the shocking style of a star in the form of tattoos throughout his body, constantly changing hair color, etc., in spite of all this, any team where Dennis Rodman appeared, immediately became the champion of the association. And the Chicago Bulls were no exception to the rule. Between 1995 and 1996, they became NBA champions with 72 victories. But frantic temperament and hot temper, still did not allow Rodman to lead a quiet life of the star. After 1998, which was the last one for the Chicago Bulls, all the stars left the team Michael Jordan, Scotty Pippen, Phill Jordan, Dennis did not stop too. His basketball career was drawing to a close. He still managed to play and quarrel with everyone in the “Los Angeles Lakers” and “Dallas Mavericks”. By the end of the 90s, Dennis Rodman was engaged in wrestling, acted in films and wrote a book, and also received his fifth championship ring.
Wrestling and movies
Wrestling was Dennis's first hobby after basketball, but it didn't go that far. After several fights in a team with his friend Hulk Hogan, he left the brutal sport and at the same time began shooting in various Hollywood projects. In total, Dennis managed to star in nine films and television series, not counting all kinds of cameos, the most famous of which is “Colony”, where the main role was played by Jean-Claude Van Dam. Also in the picture was Mickey Rourke.
