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Pickleballers Top 10 Episodes
The top 10 episodes from the first 3 seasons of Pickleballers
Pickleballers has taken us on a wild ride over the past year. We’ve talked to the best players in the world, NFL legends, rock stars, business titans, league executives and everything in between.
With Season 3 wrapping up earlier this month, we had some time to look back on our most entertaining and most-watched episodes ever. You can find the Top 10 below, in case you missed any of them.
And if you’ve been a listener/viewer — even if it was just for one episode — we can’t thank you enough for the support. We love doing the show, and we are incredibly grateful for those who watch it and subscribe to our YouTube channel.
1. Anna Leigh Waters & Leigh Waters — Season 1, Episode 3 (88K views)
Anna Leigh Waters and her mother and coach Leigh Waters sit down with Pickleballers co-hosts Roscoe Bellamy (pro player) and Jared Paul (founder of The Kitchen) to discuss ALW’s climb to No. 1, how Anna Leigh became a star and what it takes to continue being the most dominant player in the game.
She also gives her thoughts on the importance of taking time off from pickleball and shares behind-the-scenes stories of her life as a pro athlete.
2. Ben Johns — Season 2, Episode 1 (82K views)
Widely considered the Michael Jordan of pickleball, Ben Johns has racked up 150+ gold medals and once ripped off a 108-match winning streak in singles.
In this episode, Ben opens up about what it’s really like to be the greatest pickleball player alive. He takes us back to his childhood, the moment he fell in love with the game, and how Kyle Yates took him under his wing as he climbed to World No. 1.
3. Anna Bright — Season 3, Episode 10 (78K views)
Anna Bright is the No. 2 ranked women's pickleball player in the world, an MLP champion, and one of the sport's most magnetic personalities — a Cal Berkeley graduate who went from Pacific Crest Trail solo hiker to professional athlete in under a year.
In this episode of Pickleballers, she discusses the business decisions that defined her career and the personal dynamics that come with competing at the highest level. The conversation is candid, funny and surprisingly raw — exactly what you'd expect from someone who's never been afraid to say what she thinks.
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4. Anna Leigh Waters — Season 3, Episode 1 (42K views)
We just had to have Anna Leigh Waters back on the show after she signed historic sponsorship deals with Franklin and Nike earlier this year.
She sits down with Roscoe and Jared to tell the full story behind the two biggest moves in pickleball, and break down what the public didn’t see — the pressure of rumors before anything was actually signed, how she handled the internet going crazy after the leaked practice photo and why she ultimately chose brands based on what would grow the sport long-term.
5. Andre Agassi — Season 3, Episode 4 (39K views)
Andre Agassi is one of the most iconic athletes of all time — an 8-time Grand Slam champion, Olympic gold medalist and a legend who changed tennis forever.
In this episode of Pickleballers, Andre sits down with Roscoe and Jared to explain why he’s gone all-in on pickleball — not as a gimmick, not as a cameo, but because the sport genuinely hooked him. He breaks down what tennis players don’t understand yet: pickleball isn’t just “easy” — it’s insanely nuanced, mentally exhausting and filled with tiny variables that change everything in real time.
The best of the rest
Parris Todd (37K views). This is one of our most raw, real conversations ever. Parris opens up about her early days as a tennis prodigy, turning pro at 14 and what eventually led her to walk away from the sport. Catch the full episode on YouTube, Spotify or Apple
Alix Truong (36K views). Alix sits down with Roscoe and Jared to talk about her journey from a hyper-competitive Vietnamese-American household in Northern Virginia to the PPA Tour. Catch the full episode on YouTube, Spotify or Apple
Tyra Black (34K views). Tyra joins Roscoe and Jared to talk about leaving tennis, how pickleball helped her get off antidepressants, battling an autoimmune scare, MLP drama, protecting her Dallas Flash teammates, quitting singles after a PPA title, and what she wants the sport to become. Catch the full episode on YouTube, Spotify or Apple
Christian Alshon (25K views). Christian sits down with Roscoe and Jared to talk about the rise, the maturity, why he shows so much emotion on court, how Lee Waters shaped his game, and what he actually wants in the next 2–5 years. Honest, real, and way deeper than people think. Catch the full episode on YouTube, Spotify or Apple
Genie Bouchard (25K views). Genie breaks down why she signed with the PPA, what it was like starting 0–9 in her first tournaments, dealing with expectations and noise from the outside, and how she’s gone from “tennis star trying pickleball” to a legit threat making finals and beating top players. Catch the full episode on YouTube, Spotify or Apple
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