The Kitchen Interview: Leigh and Anna Leigh Waters

 

Pickleballers Podcat S1 E3

1. 0:00 - Intro
2. 1:41 - How Anna Leigh & Leigh discovered pickleball and what it means to their family
3. 4:10 - Anna Leigh deciding that she wanted to focus on pickleball
4. 5:26 - What took Anna Leigh's game from high 4.5 to pro
5. 6:30: Leigh and Anna Leigh's first pro tournament together
6. 6:58 - Leigh and ALW playing against each other for their first time in a pro tournament
7. 9:00 - Drink Reign Storm
8. 9:20 - At what point ALW knew this was going to be a full-time job
9. 10:13 - The Waters realizing they needed lead tape
10. 11:44 - At what point ALW realized she could be #1 in the world
11. 12:29 - How good ALW was at soccer
12. 13:20 - ALW's weak grip strength and how it benefits her game
13. 14:28 - Playing with a paddle that has no grit
14. 14:45 - Leigh's injury and it being an inflection point of ALW's career
15. 19:03 - Anna Leigh Waters becoming Anna Leigh Waters
16. 19:38 - ALW playing against Ben Johns
17. 20:33 - Will Leigh and Anna Leigh play more together in the future
18. 20:56 - Leigh's rehab and becoming a great coach
19. 21:36 - Leigh coaching Christian Alshon
20. 22:19 - Christian Alshon's mentality and emotion
21. 23:50 - When did Anna Leigh know that she wasn't going to college and was all-in on pickleball
22. 25:06 - ALW being homeschooled and being more comfortable around adults than kids
23. 25:58 - What keeps ALW motivated and her insane competitive drive
24. 28:28 - ALW's crazy talk on the sideline and self-awareness
25. 28:58 - ALW's need for breaks and the pickleball grind
26. 30:35 - The toll a triple crown run takes on ALW's mind and body
27. 33:26 - Comparing ALW's mentality to the greatest athletes such as Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, etc. and her relationships with other pros
28. 35:31 - Anna Leigh's bus
29. 36:03 - ALW's accomplishments so far and is she the GOAT?
30. 36:38 - Does ALW think she's on the level of Caitlin Clark and Serena Williams?
31. 37:45 - How ALW stays so driven
32. 39:56 - What else ALW could see herself doing after pickleball and the amazing opportunities pickleball provides people to do amazing stuff
33. 40:47 - How vacations help ALW in the next tournament
34. 41:57 - Jared's take on how important perspective is and focusing on joy
35. 43:11 - Tuning out the haters
36. 43:33 - Where does ALW see herself in 10 years
37. 44:32 - Stories about all of the cool people that we've got to meet because of pickleball
38. 45:50 - ALW's excitement about where she's currently at in her career
39. 46:46 - How would ALW do in a men's singles draw?
40. 48:24 - The Waters thoughts on the current paddle situation
41. 51:18 - Will ALW and Anna Bright ever lose?
42. 53:33 - ALW's craziest pickleball stories
43. 56:33 - The Hayden Patriquin situation