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The Rodman name might just be about to have a whole new dimension added to its reputation.
Dennis, of course, is one of America's biggest ever stars - a five-time NBA champion and one of the best defensive players basketball has ever seen.
But the world is about to be introduced to his daughter Trinity, potentially the ace in the pack of a USA team that is taking a shot at history at the women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Tournament victory here would make the USA the first team in men or women's soccer to win three straight World Cups.
'We're the most ruthless team, we're never going to give up and we're going to get the title,' Rodman said earlier in July. 'This team is something special. We want it more than ever, so I expect a gold medal.'
The 21-year-old Rodman is supremely confident in herself and her team but her story is one of hard graft, overcoming the odds and, sadly, a difficult relationship with her father.
Trinity Rodman expects her USA team to win the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand
She is the daughter of NBA legend Dennis Rodman but they don't have an easy relationship
But on the soccer field, Rodman is an immense talent who will carve out her own reputation
In an extensive profile with RedBull.Com, she was described as 'not keen to discuss the past, present or future of that relationship' but did lift the lid on her own upbringing with her mother, Michelle.
'Growing up, people didn’t really know what my family and I were going through,' she said. 'They didn’t know what we had or didn’t have.
'But when I was on the field, everything was equal - there was no talk about finances or living situations or family stuff. It was just soccer - the ball and the field and me. I was always happy on the field. And I still feel the same way.'
At one stage in her childhood, Trinity and her brother DJ lived in a Comfort Inn hotel room near Newport Beach in California with Michelle, who said her goal as a mother was 'to keep them busy... to keep their minds focused on goals'.
Quite literally, in Rodman's case. But when word
