Alex Rodriguez says he is very a lot husband materials — nowadays, a minimum of.
Rodriguez appeared on HBO Max’s Who’s Speaking 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 rapidly moved on with Ben Affleck and the 2 are actually married.
“Actually, does it trouble you that inside days after you broke up that she was again to seeing Ben Affleck, and that she ended up getting married to him, not you?” requested Wallace.
“To begin with, I’d say I am glad I am not going to ever be a presidential candidate since you would hammer me,” laughed Rodriguez. “With Jennifer, look, it was it was a very good expertise. And I want her and the kids, who’re good, and delightful and great — I want them the perfect.”
“That is it?” requested Wallace.
“That is it,” replied Rodriguez.
Rodriguez was within the scorching seat just a few occasions 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 kids, in 2008. He went on to have loads of high-profile relationships, together with with Madonna, Cameron Diaz and Kate Hudson.
“Do you assume that you just’re good husband materials? Or do you assume that actually you similar to the chase?”
“I believe if you take a look at my life, Chris, I discussed once I was 15 years previous and I believe Sports activities Illustrated referred to as me a prime participant within the nation. And at the moment, I used to be Alex Rodriguez. After which someplace alongside the way in which, at 24, I get a $250 million contract, and doubtless, I misplaced my approach a little bit bit and I turned 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 medication.
“It was essentially the most embarrassing second of my profession,” Rodriguez instructed Wallace. “And it was a mistake that I’ve now forgiven myself [for] but it surely took me some time. And Chris, it took quite a lot of turning the lens inward. And doing quite a lot of remedy and understanding a few of the errors and why I used to be making them the way it ties into my childhood.”
Rodriquez stated he is grown from the scandal, very similar to he is grown in his private life.
“So in my 20s, early 30s, [I was] most likely not one of the best,” the athlete defined. “I believe I am gonna make a beautiful accomplice or husband and father post-suspension due to the teachings discovered of my largest errors.”
MORE: See pictures from Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s wedding ceremony
