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