"I think the world is crumbling when I have a bad game."
"My grandfather built my first hoop. It was a peach basket up against a tree, and we played in the dirt. I couldn't have been more than 6 when he put it up, and I just started playing."
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Source: Tyson Chandler strips down. Interview with Morty Ain, www.espn.com. July 14, 2012.
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