Alex Rodriguez's ex-wife, Cynthia Rodriguez Nicolas (née Scurtis), defined how his all-encompassing baseball profession prevented him from making needed strides in his private life.
“I felt sorry for him. I did,” Nicolas mentioned within the first episode of HBO's Alex vs ARod, which premiered on Thursday, November 6. “He was a candy man. He had a very large coronary heart. However he was so stunted when it got here to the pure growth of an individual. He was so entrenched in baseball. He was advised that's what he was going to do for thus lengthy, and it's all he did.”
Rodriguez, 50, and Nicolas, 52, had been married from 2002 to 2008 and share daughters Natasha, 20, and Ella, 17.
“Alex is a creature of behavior and baseball was all he did,” Nicolas defined. “If he wasn't hitting, he was throwing. If he wasn't throwing, he was working. If he wasn't working, he was watching movies of various pitchers, learning. He was all in.”
She added, “There was loads of his life that he missed and loads of phases that we undergo as youngsters into younger maturity that mould us and form us, and he didn't have these experiences.”
Nicolas argued the burden on Rodriguez's shoulders was additionally a results of the stress he confronted to offer for his mother and father and half siblings, saying, “I might see the place his household gave him the place of the pinnacle of the household at a really younger age.”
Within the docuseries, Nicolas recalled first assembly Rodriguez and being fully unaware of his standing as a generational athlete.
“I had no concept who he was,” she mentioned. “I didn't comply with baseball. I wasn't into baseball. I had no clue.”
Nicolas added, “He would method me within the fitness center. He was actually inquisitive about my faculty life, I assume as a result of he didn't have one.”
After the pair acquired married, Nicolas mentioned Rodriguez was profitable in compartmentalizing his skilled and private lives.
“I didn't actually know A-Rod. I do know Alex,” Nicolas defined. “A-Rod was like a fictitious factor that individuals created. It was a persona, it was a persona. For me, he was simply Alex.”
Alex Rodriguez performed Main League Baseball for 22 seasons, and whether or not he was in Seattle, Texas or New York, his private life was by no means removed from the entrance web page. The headlines often revolved round his courting life. He was married to Cynthia Rodriguez Nicolas (née Scurtis) from 2002 to 2008 earlier than she filed for divorce. […]
Rodriguez solely advised Us Weekly that he hopes the docuseries not solely helps viewers distinguish the distinction between Alex and A-Rod, however influences individuals to be proactive about taking good care of their psychological well being.
“Identical to most people on the market, everybody has sure obstacles of their life, proper?” Rodriguez advised Us on the New York premiere of Alex vs ARod on Monday, November 3. “Some larger than others, some extra public than others, however I simply encourage everybody on the market that there's a necessity for assist. Lots of people can't afford a therapist, however perhaps there's good friend, perhaps there's a member of the family that you would be able to unload on typically since you want a spot to vent.”
He added, “I hope younger youngsters, the subsequent technology watching this documentary, cannot solely keep away from a number of the errors that I made, but when they need assistance, it's celebrated. You need to go get assist.”
The primary episode of Alex vs ARod is on the market on HBO Max, with episodes two and three premiering on November 13 and November 20, respectively.
