Mastering the Mental Game | How Riley Newman Became Pickleball's Toughest Competitor
Briones Pickleball Podcast
Introduction
In this chapter, the host introduces Riley Newman, a professional pickleball player and discusses his rising success in the sport, his partnership with Anna Bright, and the strategies they use on the court.
Welcome to the Briones Pickleball Podcast! Stay tuned in every week as we talk all things pickleball! Pickleball strategy, pickleball news, pickleball paddles and much, much more!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Introducing Pro Pickleball Player Riley “Carl”Newman
00:01:52 - Playing with Anna Bright for the Best Chance to Win?
00:04:11 - Family Support at Tournaments
00:05:00 - Moving to Texas: A Sad Goodbye to Arizona, but Excited for What's Next
00:09:03 - Pickleball with Celebrities
00:10:44 - Does Riley Newman even DRILL?
00:14:51 - The Origin of the Pancake Grip in Pickleball
00:15:34 - The Benefits of a Two-Handed Pickleball Backhand
00:18:43 - Becoming a Mentally Dominant Athlete
00:21:55 - Riley and Lindsey's sibling partnership comes to an end
00:24:28 - Riley looks to hire a MENTAL coach to dominate the field
00:29:13 - The Mental game of pickleball at the highest level
00:30:45 - Making amends and building chemistry on the courts
00:31:29 - From Rivals to Teammates
00:35:20 - Lobbing as a good pickleball strategy?
00:39:12 - Analyzing Matches and How to beat the John's brothers
00:43:00 - Ben Johns could have been Riley's partner
00:45:20 - Top Tennis player Jack Sock, a future partner for Riley?
00:46:15 - Riley's first pickleball tournament
00:48:28 - The Importance of Hand Speed and Versatility in Pickleball Doubles Partnerships
00:55:49 - Investing in Real Estate, and smart with money
00:58:52 - From NBA referee to Pickleball?
01:00:23 - Quick volley fire fight questions with Riley
01:01:20 - Do or DIE: Who would you pick?
01:14:18 - Blaming a Deer Accident on his Little Sister
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