“It Would Upset Me” – Likened to Michael Jordan and Highest Paid in Women’s League History, Dennis Rodman’s Daughter Trinity Rodman Divulges on Facing Challenges Due to Negativity

USWNT starlet Trinity Rodman created history twice in the NWSL. The first time was in 2021, when she became the youngest player drafted in the NWSL. Washington Spirit picked her second in the NWSL College Draft 2021. The second time, she became the highest-paid NWSL player in history.

Her display in the first season, where she finished the second top scorer for Spirit, earned her a massive contract in 2022. The contract was reportedly worth $1.1 million. Rodman made a name for herself in the first season by winning NWSL Rookie of the Year in 2021, being named in NWSL Best XI in 2021, and earning the US Soccer Young Player of the Year in 2021.

Her performances in the first season made the former coach of Spirit compare her to Michael Jordan in the early years of his career. With the honors came the limelight and social media negativity. Recently, Trinity Rodman opened up about the negativity she faces over social media.

Negativity upsets Trinity Rodman

Spirit forward sat down with the PEOPLE recently. She spoke about various aspects like social media and comparisons with her father. The USWNT striker is an active social media user in her spare time and keeps sharing content with her followers. She did receive negative comments and sometimes feels upset over those comments.

Rodman said, “Still being as young as I am, I would go through my comments and see not-so-positive ones, and it would upset me. I’ve learned to just be confident in myself and be proud of everything that I do.” The 20-year-old feels it’s challenging to deal with negativity.

“There’s going to be people out there that have their opinions and don’t agree with what you put out, but I think it’s just staying true to yourself and putting out what you want others to see,” Rodman added while speaking on how she handles the upsetting comments over social media. 

The Spirit striker is with USWNT after starting the NWSL season on high. She scored a winner in the first game for Spirit. Rodman assisted in the second game that saw Spirit earn a valuable draw. 

Social media pressure is inevitable, according to Rodman

Rodman also spoke of the social media pressure after getting into the limelight. She feels that it is inevitable. The soccer starlet has amassed over 162,000 followers on Instagram, and the number is increasing every day. 

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She is keen on connecting with her followers and fans. Rodman feels differences in opinions are what leads to social media pressure and accepts it. The daughter of NBA legend Dennis Rodman seems to have learned to handle the negativity and pressure of social media.

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Let us know your thoughts on the career of Trinity Rodman. Will she help Spirit to another title this season?