VIDEO: Dennis Rodman Fights Back Tears During His Hall of Fame Speech
Aug 13, 2011
by Robyn Ross


Who knew Dennis Rodman was such a softie?

After being inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame on Friday, the man formerly known for his outlandish style and multiple tattoos gave an emotional speech.

"I could have been dead; I could have been a drug dealer; I could have been homeless — I was homeless. A lot of you guys here in the Hall of Fame know what I'm talking about, living in the projects and trying to get out of the projects. I did that, but it took a lot of hard work and lot of bumps along the road."





Rodman, who was walked to the stage by his two children, donned a sparkly scarf and a jacket emblazoned with his two teams, the Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls.

"I didn't play the game for the money; I didn't play the game to be famous. What you see here is more just the illusion that I love to just be an individual that is very colorful. I was really burning both ends of the candle for a long time ...

I'd like to set the record straight just for the time being that, and maybe in the future, I can try to be somewhat of a good individual and a good father to my kids."



His Bulls coach Phil Jackson and teammate Scotty Pippin were among those in the audience.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Dennis-Rodman-Speech-1036372.aspx

I saw some of his speech on ESPN and i was laughing at the clothes he wore hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. I don't know why he decided to get earring piercings in his nose and lips. He's a ugly dude hahahahahahahaha. I don't know why he also decided to act weird after he left Detroit. He was a good rebounder and good defender. I was a Detroit Pistons fan when he played for them and i didn't like the way him and a couple of his teammates like Bill Laimbeer and Rick Mahorn used to beat up their opponents because that's not how you play basketball.