Alex Rodriguez's two daughters, Natasha and Ella, received susceptible 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 sector throughout 22 seasons — Natasha says she and her dad are “social butterflies,” whereas Ella explains that life within the highlight has has “bizarre” for her.
“I dont like calling myself ‘A-Rod's daughter,'” Ella, 17, says. “I truly hate that. Rising up folks have at all times 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 at all times simply been a bit bit bizarre for me… I believe I'm very bold 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. Lots 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 form 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 form 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 possibly can listing that you just do, which is one thing that I do on a regular basis… And A-Rod has a variety 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 nevertheless it was additionally actually exhausting,” Cynthia says. “… You're on a baseball schedule. And I'm not going to fake that it was great. It was not great.
“… It was a distinct degree 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 received 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 desires one thing, he's very convincing.”
Rodriguez provides that his daughters are essentially the most rewarding half his life.
“I at all times needed to supply what my father couldn't do for our household, a secure place,” he says. “It has been essentially 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.
