Dustin Rhodes knows what he wants his legacy to be when his career is said and done.
All Elite Wrestling‘s Dustin Rhodes recently sat down with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated. When asked what he wanted his legacy to be, Rhodes pointed to his sobriety.
“My sobriety, that’s my legacy,” Dustin Rhodes said. “And I understand it’s OK to have bad days. There will be better ones. Life has been an incredible teacher. I’ve learned a lot, and I plan on being clean and sober for the rest of my life. I wasn’t seeing clearly back in the day, and I paid for it heavily. Sometimes, I’m still trying to prove myself, even when I don’t need to. I came out the other side.
“The devil is still sitting here, right on my shoulder. All’s I need to do is walk with him. But each new day, I tell him, ‘No, I’m going to be good today.’ So I’m not going to drink. I’m not going to do drugs. I have my sh– together, and I’m fixin’ to get on with my life. It’s been a long road, but I’ve got back so much of what I lost. It’s the reason I have my career, too. Being clean, it’s the reason I’m still here. And it’s the reason I can still entertain.”
Dustin Rhodes is doing what fills his heart
Rhodes continues to compete at a high level on weekly All Elite Wrestling programming in addition to teaching and working with the next generation of talent backstage. This is something that fills the heart of The Natural.
“I love to teach, I love to wrestle,” Dustin Rhodes said. “I’m doing what I’m supposed to do, and I’m doing what fills my heart.”
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