Dennis Rodman

Eccentric basketball player, North Korea visits

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Sayings by Dennis Rodman

I came into the league as a rebounder, and I'll leave as a rebounder.

1998 — Interview, reflecting on his primary basketball skill.
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I'm just a guy who likes to have fun and play basketball.

1997 — Interview, simplifying his often complex public image.
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There's one thing everyone should understand: I like my character.

1990s-2000s — Interview/General Statement
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Don't let what other people think decide who you are.

1990s-2000s — Interview/General Statement
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This life is like a swimming pool. You dive into the water, but you can't see how deep it is.

1990s-2000s — Interview/General Statement
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I'll be the judge of my own manliness.

1990s-2000s — Interview/General Statement
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You can love me or you can hate me.

1990s-2000s — Interview/General Statement
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Create havoc, create destruction.

1990s-2000s — Interview/General Statement
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Death has always had a prominent place in my mind. There are times when I think somebody might kill me.

1990s-2000s — Interview/General Statement
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Why should I try to make you believe the things I believe in?

1990s-2000s — Interview/General Statement
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Music soothes my savage beast. I got a beast in me running wild.

1990s-2000s — Interview/General Statement
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I like to describe my life as a black hole with a little light out there.

1990s-2000s — Interview/General Statement
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Maybe my life isn't great. We don't have all the answers. Look at it from my side.

1990s-2000s — Interview/General Statement
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I never asked to be a role model; I just wanted to be someone who broke the mold.

1990s-2000s — General Statement
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I've learned that life is too short to waste your time on people who don't respect, appreciate, and value you.

1990s-2000s — General Statement
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If I die young, everybody's going to say they saw it coming.

1990s-2000s — General Statement
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I don't trust what this life has given me.

1990s-2000s — General Statement
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I'm fighting against becoming soft. That's the worst thing you can say to a basketball player.

1990s-2000s — Interview/General Statement
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For five years I've felt like the best prostitute in a high-class whorehouse. But all the other girls get paid more than I do.

1996 — Book 'Bad As I Wanna Be'
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I go out there and get my eyes gouged, my nose busted, my body slammed. I love the pain of the game.

1990s-2000s — Interview/General Statement
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