--- product_id: 349748644 title: "Bad as I Wanna Be" price: "₹ 840" currency: INR in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.in/products/349748644-bad-as-i-wanna-be store_origin: IN region: India --- # Bad as I Wanna Be **Price:** ₹ 840 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Bad as I Wanna Be - **How much does it cost?** ₹ 840 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.in](https://www.desertcart.in/products/349748644-bad-as-i-wanna-be) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## 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 has more in common with Mick Jagger than with his teammate Michael Jordan. With his body-covering tattoos and ever-changing fluorescent hair, Rodman's sideline antics and celebrated benchings 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 shares his surprising and candid opinions on: • Mortality: “If I die young, everybody’s going to say they saw it coming.” • His game: “I never want to score. Never. I want to rebound.” • Having it all: “From the outside I had everything I could want. From the inside I had nothing but an empty soul and a gun in my lap.” . . . And so much more, including 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. Review: Muy buen libro - Un crack Dennis Rodman Review: Für Zwischendurch - Im Nachgang an the "last dance" habe ich das Buch gelesen. Einfacher Stoff für zwischendurch. Geschrieben wie Dennis halt ist :D Besonders gefallen hat mir das Artwork. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #268,611 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #31 in Basketball (Books) #10,174 in Biographies & Autobiographies (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 371 Reviews | ## Images ![Bad as I Wanna Be - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81YTwKZ2H7L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Muy buen libro *by L***O on 29 January 2025* Un crack Dennis Rodman ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Für Zwischendurch *by A***E on 29 July 2020* Im Nachgang an the "last dance" habe ich das Buch gelesen. Einfacher Stoff für zwischendurch. Geschrieben wie Dennis halt ist :D Besonders gefallen hat mir das Artwork. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dennis Rodman!! *by A***N on 9 January 2026* I love a good memoir!! Rodman, D., & Keown, T. (1996). Bad as I wanna be. Delacorte Press. Dennis Rodman is an American former professional basketball player initiated into the Hall of Fame in 2021. He played for the Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and Dallas Mavericks and was known for his defensive play and rebounding abilities. He played the power forward position. His memoir doesn't waste time with pleasantries. It opens (1993) with him sitting in The Palace parking lot contemplating suicide, then transforms that moment of despair into a declaration of independence. This sets the tone for what follows: a brutally honest, sometimes chaotic and compelling story of someone who refused to fit anyone's mold. Rodman's voice is blunt, repetitive at times, and unapologetically crude. But that's precisely its strength. This feels like Rodman speaking directly to you, profanity and all. A central tension is how Rodman seemingly and simultaneously craves recognition and rebels against the establishment that could grant it. He's bitter about being treated as "nothing more than a sports slave," yet he takes pride in doing "the things nobody wants to do." He claims the system punished him financially for not fitting the NBA mold, yet his nonconformity became his brand. This contradiction isn't resolved—and that's honest. Rodman himself seems caught between wanting validation and refusing to play by the rules that would earn it. He ends the narrative when he was traded to the Chicago Bulls. My favorite part was his description of his basketball philosophy. What made Rodman the world's greatest rebounder wasn't just physical ability—it was mental preparation and obsession, "I train my mind to believe I need to get every rebound just to stay in the league. I force myself to believe I'm still hungry." He pursued an intellectual approach to understanding ball rotation and trajectory. His explanation of predicting where balls will land, of prioritizing quick jumps over high ones, of studying opponents' shooting tendencies on videotape—this is the work of a craftsman, not just a wild man. His defensive strategy was psychological: "I would get into their minds. . . . . I always made sure to look the guy right in the eyes." Rodman understands something fundamental: he's interesting precisely because he's contradictory. He's the homeless kid who made the NBA, a defensive specialist who became a pop culture icon, the team player who was impossible to coach. The book doesn't try to resolve these contradictions—it embraces them. This isn't a book for everyone. Those seeking polished prose or balanced self-reflection should look elsewhere. But for readers interested learning more about Rodman, this memoir ultimately tells the story of a man who refused to be anyone but himself, even when that meant being "too different, too weird." From homelessness to the NBA, his message is clear: the dirty work, the psychological warfare, the refusal to conform—it all mattered. As he said: "You can like me or hate me but all I can say is when I get on that d?mn floor all I'm going to do is get solid." ## Frequently Bought Together - Bad as I Wanna Be - I Should Be Dead By Now: The Wild Life and Crazy Times of the NBA's Greatest Rebounder of Modern Times --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.in/products/349748644-bad-as-i-wanna-be](https://www.desertcart.in/products/349748644-bad-as-i-wanna-be) --- *Product available on Desertcart India* *Store origin: IN* *Last updated: 2026-05-24*