Tyson Chandler
The Guardian
What holds, and what fails, under pressure, standards and accountability.
Tyson Chandler reads as The Guardian because his leadership vocabulary is built on protection and continuity rather than self-promotion. In Dallas he defined his job as getting Dirk to the moment, absorbing contact so someone else could deliver. In New Orleans he treated winning as a lesson to carry forward to every subsequent team. His pride in the straight-out-of-high-school lineage and his investment in younger players confirm a fundamentally custodial purpose.
“every organization we went to we took it to another level at that point because we just piggybacked off of each other, learned the game, and then learned how to win together.”
“I played for my teammates in the locker room. I ain't never quit on them before, I ain't gonna quit now. I ain't play for you before, I ain't gonna start now.”
“it's all about give back and then giving somebody something that they can see to do. We didn't have that — no role models where I was at.”
Knuckleheads with Quentin Richardson & Darius Miles: “Tyson Chandler”
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