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1 Oct 2025 Conversations with Tyler John Amaechi on Leadership, the NBA, and Being Gay in Professional Sports
“I witnessed, and I will say this, not at Penn State, not to be protective of Penn State, I’ve been vocally critical of Penn State over the years, but not at Penn State, but other places where I got to know players, it was very clear that no responsibility was being taken for them as people outside of their athletics.”
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…When you were in college, and I do not mean your time spent playing basketball, but what was a leadership mistake you observed there? Well, I’ve railed against the impact of college sports on the athletes themselves. I witnessed, and I will say this, not at Penn State, not to be protective of Penn State, I’ve been vocally critical of Penn State over the years, but not at Penn State, but other places where I got to know players, it was very clear that no responsibility was being taken for them as people outside of their athletics. They weren’t going to graduate, they weren’t attending classes. They were protected from doing that as long as they performed on the court. To me, it was one of the most obvious abdications of leadership I saw at a very early age. How about the Jesuit high school you went to in Toledo? Although you’re British, you went in Toledo. Right? Our Toledo. How were they at leadership?…
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