“I didn’t take them to Portugal and I hated it to be quite frank. People don’t like hearing that, but it’s the honest truth.”
If there was to be a storybook ending, or new beginning, to the wild Tudor-esque drama already played out in the lives of the famous Wright surfing family, the marriage of Tyler Wright to Lilli Baker five months ago might’ve been it.
Wright, a preternatural talent who won her first big event at fourteen and two consecutive world titles at twenty-two and twenty-three, as well as a historic win at the Pipe Masters in 2020, describes their connection as flush with “ease and openness. There’s genuineness, love, respect and appreciation. Being with someone who encourages you to be more you is always a good time.”
With her gang around her, which included psychologist Jason Patchell and super coach Andy King, Wright tore hell through the opening Hawaiian leg, hitting a second at Pipe and a third at Sunset.
But, Portugal? Solo?
Wright ain’t making the same mistake at Bells, an event she won last year.
“The older I get, I realise I don’t really want to accommodate anyone other than myself in this arena. I’ve done a lot of work with my psychologist around why I’m re-entering this arena, why I keep competing. I’ve got my own challenges and so does everyone else… I’ve achieved everything I’ve ever dreamed of and originally set out to do. You have to be really in touch with why you’re still showing.”
Lilli, says Wright, delivers the love, yeah, but also… understanding.
Patchell, a gun mind coach who also worked with her bro Owen at the Olympics, helps keep Wright’s emotions in check.
“We actually don’t focus on the sport side of things that much, it’s the other things in life that have been quite chaotic for me.”
Wright, who is twenty-nine, has had a rough ol time these past few years.
You’ll remember her “season from hell” when she disappeared from the tour for two years following a mysterious “African” virus that left her bedridden and feeling as if her “heart would explode” if she stood up and being fleeced of half-a-million dollars from a family friend, a gorgeous honey blonde with a Kim Kardashian-esque figure and a love for horse racing and placing bets on their outcome, unsuccessfully, mostly, who’d been handling the superstar kids’ accounting.
Imagine having to surf for a living. It’s a nightmare that only ends when you die. Stay strong, Tyler.
Perhaps she needed a HamSammish instead of fish & clam.
I am the only Brazilian on tour! Wait, that won’t play.
I am the only sponsorless rich kid on tour! Wait, that won’t play.
I am the only adult who dropped out in 2nd grade to surf! Wait, that won’t play.
I am the only gay woman on tour! Wait, that won’t play.
She sounds like a clinger
I hope the poor fucks in prison don’t have internet to read this as they can’t leave home period, even though its probably their own stupid fault, still,,,
Dane no longer identifies as catholic. But he can’t decide if lesbianism is a marginal mortal sin. Such acts always look great on paper! Better on streamin’…
that’s a throw back label. surprised someone who’s in deep with the Squad would use such a term. dug deep in and when the emotion is high, the pre-big o moment she may be yelling: ‘call me queer Lilli…call me queer!”
which imperial??
Def not the only queer on tour Tyler. The world doesnt actually revolve around you and blaming shit results on ……
My thought exactly. But hey, me me me!!!!
Twillsy are you going to take being called an Aussie by Chas and his mate on The Grit this week ?
Can,t tell between a Kiwi and an Aussie accent those fucking Canadian cunts!
good name for a hockey team!
A tiler with no grout
A baker with no buns in the oven
Can someone else please come out on tour so Tyler can stop with the only Gay on tour whine.
There are gay people everywhere excelling in their fields but Tyler makes it all about herself when losing and when winning is not very gracious either.
Pretty hard to like
Tyler really seems to suffer for her art
It’s for the Kelly/Kidrock story but these comments keep appearing & it’s close enough https://youtu.be/ipvesqJP1e4
babylon is the bee’s knees…
The only gay in the village
“Not very inclusive “ said JMD & Elo
queer gay is a new monocular.
Feels ya TW. I never leave home without my three kids, the baby bag, the pram, the dog, dog shit bags, a pocket full of dog liver treats, three water bottles, 3 bananas, a change of clothes for each kid, work phone, personal phone, car keys, spare contacts, a half drunk travel mug of cold coffee and my wife’s permission to leave. Feels ya completely TW.
truly hate being w/out the dog shit bags.
virtual dog shit circus on the neighbor’s lawn. if they don’t pick-up I give ’em the rebel yell: “Pick that shit up you queer!”
Dogshit Bags is the nickname of a surfer on tour. I’ll let you decide which one…
Dear Tyler,
You need to keep competing cause this gravy train won’t last forever and you have no skills to support yourself in the future.
Professionally Yours
Dr Shrink.
Please find attached invoice.
PS> Just snap out of it, already! (from a Seinfeld Coffee episode where Dr. Shrink is doodlin while the patient rambles on.
I know Tiler is an insufferable bore but doing a fucking copy paste from an article you didn’t even wright is pretty slack even by beach grit standards.
No one even mentioned the footage of Owen surfing switchfoot in the original article?
she’s no farrah fawcett? and she’s no Lee Majors?
Lee Majors had the best F100.
and he never even dented it all the while crashing into Farrah…
Jeezus wa wa wa woe is me wa fucking wa. I genuinely try to like Tyler but fuck me dead she just needs a cup of cement, poor little thing has clearly never had any true challenges or she wouldn’t make such a big show of spiking and whining about this shit. Poor petal.
Rant over.
Worked on Goldie event years ago with some tech – basically all of the Wrights were the only ones out of all the pros that did not trial it plus they did it with a “fuck you ” look on their face !!! unfriendly fucks and i laughed and laughed and laughed when their bookkeeper ripped them off!!
Go away Tyler. We’re good.