Rodney King
Rodney King
Rodney Glen King IIIwas an American taxi driver who became nationally known after being beaten by Los Angeles Police Department officers following a high-speed car chase while drunk on March 3, 1991. A witness, George Holliday, videotaped much of the beating from his balcony, and sent the footage to local news station KTLA. The footage shows four officers surrounding King, several of them striking him repeatedly, while other officers stood by. Parts of the footage were aired around the world,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionOther
Date of Birth2 April 1965
CitySacramento, CA
CountryUnited States of America
When I came here almost nine years ago our economy was troubled and our nation was divided,
As far as having peace within myself, the one way I can do that is forgiving the people who have done wrong to me. It causes more stress to build up anger. Peace is more productive.
For a long time, sure, I was letting the pressure of being Rodney King get to me. It ain't easy. Even now, I walk into a place wondering, 'What people are thinking? Do they know who I am? What do they think about what happened? Do they blame me for the all those people who died?'
I tell myself time heals. It really does.
We could all get along if we just hang out at iSurfing.
I know and value what it means to wake up and be alive and to share my story. I'm so blessed to be here and to be able to talk about it.
I don't see how you can grow as a world without being able to get along with people. So many people is hating out there and it's not making a difference.
Obama, he wouldn't have been in office without what happened to me and a lot of black people before me. He would never have been in that situation, no doubt in my mind. He would get there eventually, but it would have been a lot longer. So I am glad for what I went through. It opened the doors for a lot of people.
I had to learn to forgive. I couldn't sleep at night. I got ulcers. I had to let go, to let God deal with it. No one wants to be mad in their own house. I didn't want to be angry my whole life. It takes so much energy out of you to be mean.
Waking up sober is a good day. I love being able to wake up and do positive things, to go to the gym.
As a black man, you run from the cops. It's different now, but back when I was coming up, you run.
I saw my hometown burning that day.
It's not painful to relive it. I'm comfortable with my position in American history.
Nice guys just don't finish first in the music industry.