Trinity Rodman on Dennis Rodman: “Hearing his voice hurts”

US soccer star Trinity Rodman (22) has publicly criticized her famous father, ex-basketball player Dennis Rodman (63). : “He’s not a father. Maybe by blood, but nothing else. Hearing his voice hurts.”

But that’s not enough. Thought to have earned more than $27 million during his NBA career, Trinity Rodman explained that she was once forced to live in a car. “We had a Ford Expedition that we lived in for a while,” she said. Before divorcing Trinity’s mother, Michelle Moyer, 57, in 2012, her father helped them financially, she continued. “He gave my mom money and let us live a little bit, but when the divorce came, it was just, ‘And bye,'” said Trinity Rodman. “I think he’s an extremely selfish person. I think it was always all about him,” she added.

Trinity Rodman is one of the stars of the US women’s national team that won gold at the Paris Olympics this year. She contributed three goals and an assist, including the winner in overtime in the quarterfinals against Japan.

When she was signed by the Washington Spirit in 2021 at the age of 18, she became the youngest player ever signed in the National Women’s Soccer League. , Dennis showed up unannounced at the Spirits’ quarterfinal playoff game against the North Carolina Courage after apparently not speaking to his daughter in months. “When he showed up at my game, I was so angry,” the striker recalled. “I started crying on the field. So I tried to play football and cried.” The Spirits won the game 1-0 and took the title, but Trinity was angry with her father. “I was so angry. I thought, ‘You took away this happy moment from me. You played with me again,'” she said. “I walk over to him, he grabs my head and I just start crying into his arms like it’s a father-daughter moment,” she said.

The resulting hug went viral, too, expressing hope that their relationship could improve. But things turned out differently.

“After that there was radio silence. I didn’t see him again…until this year,” she continued to tell “Call Her Daddy” host Cooper. “How stupid of me to think this would be some kind of new spark.” It was like that every time. “He came over and I thought, ‘Okay, here it is again. We’re starting something now. He’ll be there.’ Boom, months and months and months (without speaking to him). This time it was years. I think I lost hope of ever seeing him again,” Trinity said.

Dennis Rodman met Trinity’s mother, Michelle Moyer, in 1999. Trinity’s brother – professional basketball player Dennis “DJ” Rodman Jr. (23) – was born in 2001, followed by Trinity a year later. The couple married in 2003 before Moyer filed for divorce in 2004. After a period of reconciliation, they finalized their divorce in 2012.

The five-time NBA champion, who didn’t meet his own father until he was in his late 30s, has previously spoken about his desire to be a better father. “For some reason it’s very hard for me to break the cycle.” “I’ve never had anyone who has been that for me.”