| "Everything I do is about confidence. After years of struggling with my identity . . . I've become totally confident about being who I am. I can go out to a salon and have my nails painted pink， and then go out and play in the NBA， on national television， with pink nails." There is only one basketball player in history who could make that statement--Dennis Rodman. His much ballyhooed memoir sets out to shock and certainly will succeed， much in the manner of Rodman's pal and fellow author Howard Stern， whose books apparently provided the model for the boldface-smeared typography used here. Still， there is more to this book than shock effect. After adjusting to the profanity， the explicit descriptions of sex with Madonna and others， the revelations about cross-dressing and bisexuality， and the attacks on fellow players (David Robinson， in particular)， many readers will be surprised to find that Rodman has a fascinating coming-of-age story to tell: the saga of a skinny street kid who grew nine inches in the year after high school， who blossomed as a basketball player because of his willingness to do the game's grunt work， and who reached stardom only to contemplate suicide and， later， vow to face the world and the game strictly on his own terms. And Rodman's terms are like no other， especially in the sanitized， image-conscious NBA world. We may tire of his repetitious rants， we may reject his wild nonconformity， but finally， only the most inflexible of readers will fail to admire Rodman's unabashed honesty and irrepressible energy. Rodman brings controversy wherever he goes， of course， and his book will do the same. Remarkably， though， it just may be worth the trouble. Bill Ott Book Description A wild ride inside the glowing head of Dennis Rodman--the NBA's greatest rebounder and America's most outspoken and outrageous athlete.When Sports Illustrated put the man they call "America's most provocative athlete" on their cover， they sold more copies than any other issue they had sold in a decade (except the swimsuit issue). Why? Because Dennis Rodman， superstar basketball player who joined the Chicago Bulls for the 1996 season， has more in common with Mick Jagger than with his new teammate Michael Jordan. With his body-covering tattoos and ever-changing fluorescent hair， Rodman's sideline antics and celebrated benchings have captivated sports fans as much as his record-breaking on-court performances and earned him a reputation as a rebel with the same penchant for shocking behavior as his on-again off-again squeeze， Madonna. In Bad As I Wanna Be he'll share his surprising and candid opinions on everything from fame， money， and race relations， to sex， drugs， and rock-n-roll--and he'll talk about his life， from going to prison for stealing watches to his daughter， the light of his life.At a time when most celebrities and professional athletes try to control their public personas like politicians and refrain from expressing their true beliefs， Dennis Rodman is a refreshingly unique， uncompromising individual who both transcends his world and refuses to conform to it. Bad As I Wanna Be is as candid， intriguing， and unforgettable as he is. See all Editorial Reviews |
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