Behind the Paddle Pickleball Podcast

Welcome to Episode 2 of the Behind the Paddle pickleball podcast! In this episode, Rob Nunnery welcomes pickleball pro James Ignatowich to talk about his pickleball journey from a junior tennis player to one of the best pickleball players in the world. James reflects on childhood tennis tournaments, getting kicked off his college tennis team, and how he avoided burnout. As a professional athlete, he also overcame mental health struggles and learned to deal with social media attention. James shares his goals for the future, both in pickleball and his personal life.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Behind the Paddle Episode 2 Introduction 🎬
1:37 - Catching up ☕️
3:45 - Early tennis days 🎾
7:02 - James' upbringing + work ethic 💯
9:05 - College experience and regrets 😯
11:22 - Reflecting on high school experience ✌️
15:19 - Transition from student to student ❌
18:40 - Early tennis aspirations 🙏
22:29 - Advice to younger self 🗣️
26:45 - Hitting rock bottom 🪨
29:21 - Finding pickleball 🏓
33:11 - Academic issues 📚
35:07 - Behavioral patterns + overcoming mental struggles 🧠
39:29 - Importance of pickleball ❤️
41:48 - Value of hard work 💪
45:54 - Finding passion and purpose 🔎
50:22 - Dealing with social media attention 🤳
59:25 - Goals for the future 🔮

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Welcome to Behind the Paddle pickleball podcast, a brand new show with Rob Nunnery! In this podcast, Rob will talk with pickleball players from all different backgrounds to discuss how they got into pickleball, their thoughts on the pro leagues, and their strategy to improve their skills. In Episode 1, Rob Nunnery welcomes tennis player Donald Young to discuss his transition from tennis to pickleball and the differences between the 2 sports 🎾

Donald dives into discussion about the financial challenges of pickleball players, especially those who are outside the top rankings, how excited he is to be playing in Major League Pickleball (MLP), finding practice partners transitioning into pickleball, and the importance of playing with high level pickleball players to improve your skills 💯

Timestamps:
0:00 - Behind the Paddle Episode 1 Introduction 🎬
2:41 - Donald Young introduction 👏
4:55 - Switch to pickleball 🙌
9:06 - Potential 💭
12:58 - Training partners ✍️
20:52 - Expectations 🏓
23:26 - Potential tennis converts 👀
30:13 - First check 💰
31:10 - Chris Eubanks connection 💪
36:59 - Kenny Thorne 🐝
38:00 - Isolating in doubles 📝
41:36 - Strengths and weakness's 📊
43:10 - Thoughts on MLP 🏆
44:58 - Importance of partner dynamics 🧪
48:37 - Closing statements 🏁

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