Alex Rodriguez says he is very a lot husband materials — nowadays, a minimum of.
Rodriguez appeared on HBO Max’s Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace? the place he was grilled about his private life, together with ex-fiancée Jennifer Lopez. Rodriguez and Lopez ended their engagement in April 2021 after 4 years collectively. The singer shortly moved on with Ben Affleck and the 2 at the moment are married.
“Honestly, does it bother you that within days after you broke up that she was back to seeing Ben Affleck, and that she ended up getting married to him, not you?” requested Wallace.
“First of all, I would say I’m glad I’m not going to ever be a presidential candidate because you would hammer me,” laughed Rodriguez. “With Jennifer, look, it was it was a good experience. And I wish her and the children, who are smart, and beautiful and wonderful — I wish them the very best.”
“That’s it?” requested Wallace.
“That’s it,” replied Rodriguez.
Rodriguez was within the sizzling seat a number of instances in the course of the interview. Earlier within the episode, Wallace requested the previous Yankees star whether or not he is marriage materials. Rodriguez has been married as soon as earlier than and finalized his divorce from Cynthia Scurtis, with whom he shares two teenage youngsters, in 2008. He went on to have loads of high-profile relationships, together with with Madonna, Cameron Diaz and Kate Hudson.
“Do you think that you’re good husband material? Or do you think that honestly you just like the chase?”
“I think when you look at my life, Chris, I mentioned when I was 15 years old and I think Sports Illustrated called me a top player in the country. And at that time, I was Alex Rodriguez. And then somewhere along the way, at 24, I get a $250 million contract, and probably, I lost my way a little bit and I became A-Rod,” defined Rodriguez.
Rodriguez likened the distinction between himself and “A-Rod” to how he views himself earlier than and after his 2014 MLB suspension for utilizing performance-enhancing medicine.
“It was the most embarrassing moment of my career,” Rodriguez advised Wallace. “And it was a mistake that I have now forgiven myself [for] but it took me a while. And Chris, it took a lot of turning the lens inward. And doing a lot of therapy and understanding some of the mistakes and why I was making them how it ties into my childhood.”
Rodriquez stated he is grown from the scandal, very like he is grown in his private life.
“So in my 20s, early 30s, [I was] probably not the best,” the athlete defined. “I think I’m gonna make a wonderful partner or husband and father post-suspension because of the lessons learned of my biggest mistakes.”
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