Dennis Rodman

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

“A player dreams of being a superstar, but he doesn't want people flocking all over him asking for an autograph.”

“The NBA's chosen ones think I'm setting a bad example? I think they need to look around and stop taking themselves so seriously.”

“At least 50 times. I've jumped off a building, jumped off a cliff in a car. I've been in bedrooms when women came in with knives and guns.”

“I understand what rappers are talking about. I think rap is less about educating people about the black community and more about making money.”

“Karl Malone's too high-class for a bum like me.”

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

“In jail I was just like everybody else, I was sitting there praying, feeling caged.”

“Wilt Chamberlain lied when he said he had 20,000 women.”

“I learned a lot I wouldn't have learned roaming the streets of Dallas.”

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

“When a high-profile personality lives like I do, everybody thinks that person is fated to die young.”

“I'm starting to see players copy what I do. I'm flattered.”

“I've got to give Larry Bird his due; he was a great player. He knew the game and he was smart.”

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

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

“My rookie year, I was very immature.”

“I lost $35,000 in less than a week at the Mirage in Las Vegas.”

“I wear women's leggings under my clothes, but no lingerie.”

“I can't begin to describe the amount of crap I've taken for being a lousy free-throw shooter.”