Alex Rodriguez’s two daughters, Natasha and Ella, bought weak about their respective relationships with the Yankees legend within the new HBO documentary miniseries, “Alex vs. ARod.”
Throughout episode 2 of the three-part occasion — which explores the dualities of Rodriguez on and off the sphere throughout 22 seasons — Natasha says she and her dad are “social butterflies,” whereas Ella explains that life within the highlight has been “bizarre” for her.
“I dont like calling myself ‘A-Rod’s daughter,’” Ella, 17, says. “I truly hate that. Rising up individuals have all the time been like, ‘Your dad is A-Rod? A-Rod’s going to be right here?’
“Then I simply hear that and I’m like, ‘Guys, he has a reputation — it’s Alex. He’s an actual human.’
“I don’t know, it’s all the time simply been slightly bit bizarre for me… I believe I’m very formidable due to him. When he actually units his thoughts there is no such thing as a telling him in any other case. All three of us are like that. Quite a lot of the self-discipline that I’ve is from him.”
Natasha, who’s enrolled on the College of Michigan, goes on to elucidate that she and her dad are “carbon copies” of one another.
“My dad and I are sort of like twin flames in work ethic, in ardour, in drive [and] ambition,” Natasha, 20, mentioned. “We’re social butterflies however our circles are very small. So we’re sort of carbon copies of one another.
“… Alex is the very best, however your ego thrives off of your achievements and all of the issues you’ll be able to checklist that you just do, which is one thing that I do on a regular basis… And A-Rod has plenty of these.”
Half 2 of “Alex vs. ARod” additionally options commentary from the ladies’ mom and Rodriguez’s ex-wife, Cynthia Scurtis, who didn’t sugarcoat what life was like throughout his Yankees tenure.
“It was thrilling however it was additionally actually laborious,” Cynthia says. “… You’re on a baseball schedule. And I’m not going to fake that it was fantastic. It was not fantastic.
“… It was a special stage of notoriety, totally different quantities of individuals watching, it was simply totally different, it was New York.”
Rodriguez, now 50, embraced the highlight whereas in New York.
The Fox Sports activities analyst and Cynthia — who married in 2002 and divorced in 2008 — are shut buddies and co-parents.
“He needed to have youngsters like proper after we bought married and I used to be the one which wasn’t able to have youngsters,” Cynthia says. “He wasn’t going to have the ability to contribute a lot along with his schedule so I knew nearly all of it was going to land on my shoulders. However he’s very convincing. When he needs one thing, he’s very convincing.”
Rodriguez provides that his daughters are probably the most rewarding a part of his life.
“I all the time needed to supply what my father couldn’t do for our household, a protected place,” he says. “It has been probably the most rewarding a part of my life watching them develop up and being part of their life, by far.”
The ex-couple and their daughters attended the purple carpet premiere of “Alex vs. ARod” on Monday in New York.
Rodriguez’s girlfriend, Jaclyn Cordeiro was there, in addition to retired quarterback Tom Brady.
Episode 1 of “Alex vs. ARod” premieres Thursday, Nov. 6, adopted by Ep. 2 on Nov. 13, and the finale on Nov. 20.
