Dennis Rodman Quotes about Basketball

Don't let what other people think decide who you are.

I'm hungrier than those other guys out there. Every rebound is a personal challenge.

I go out there and get my eyes gouged, my nose busted, my body slammed. I love the pain of the game.

This life is like a swimming pool. You dive into the water, but you can't see how deep it is.

Why should I try to make you believe the things I believe in?

You can love me or you can hate me.

There's one thing everyone should understand: I like my character.

I'll be the judge of my own manliness.

I want to do for rebounds what Michael Jordan did for dunks.

If I want to wear a dress, I'll wear a dress.

The one thing I do that nobody else does is jump three and four times for one rebound.

Everybody's talking trash these days, so why not keep quiet?

They say Elvis is dead. I say, no, you're looking at him. Elvis isn't dead; he just changed color.

I couldn't care less if the guy I'm guarding has HIV. I'm going to slam him anyway.

I don't trust what this life has given me.

I like to describe my life as a black hole with a little light out there.

They didn't have a problem with me being wild and crazy when it came time to fill the arenas.

I'm the basketball version of a gravedigger.

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.

I spent my whole childhood looking for an escape.

I'm fighting against becoming soft. That's the worst thing you can say to a basketball player.

The life I was leading was changing me into someone I didn't even know.

I can score 20 points if I want to, but that's not my desire.

If you're going to have sex, use a condom.

I don't want to be bulky and stiff.