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00:00 – Intro
00:54 – Thomas’s positive energy and presence on tour
02:00 – Growing up in Texas and college tennis journey
04:06 – Meeting his wife and Bible college experience
06:23 – Working at a prayer call center
08:03 – Career in insurance and software sales
08:09 – Thomas and Britney’s long fertility journey
10:29 – Adopting Holland and Haven
13:20 – First pickleball experiences and family tournaments
14:02 – Training with his parents
14:26 – Early tournaments and breakthrough matches
16:17 – Deciding to go full-time in pickleball
18:05 – MLP championship and connection with Drew Brees
19:57 – Playing eight days after heart surgery
20:50 – Discovering Wolf Parkinson White syndrome
23:39 – New health challenges after heart surgery
25:00 – Severe breathing issues and hospital stays
26:49 – Emotional toll and uncertainty about living
27:56 – Exploring holistic treatments and peptides
32:01 – Goals for returning to pickleball
33:27 – Perspective shift after adopting children
35:35 – Desire to play with Vivian David again
37:42 – Meeting Hunter and Yates Johnson
39:26 – Moving to New Braunfels, Texas
39:37 – Oakfire Ridge pickleball resort project
42:24 – Toughest opponents and playing against Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters
43:36 – Partnership with Julian Arnold in MLP
44:59 – Challenges for tennis players transitioning to pickleball
46:04 – Who Thomas would take on a 10-hour road trip
47:30 – Jeff Johnson’s positive energy
48:39 – Adjusting to the modern pace of the game
49:25 – Funniest pickleball memes about Thomas
49:31 – Advice for players to improve their game
49:55 – Closing thoughts and support for Thomas’s recovery
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