From the tennis court to the pickleball court, Joey Farias has lived multiple athletic lives—and we’re diving into all of it on this episode of After the Athlete.
A former top-ranked junior tennis player, Joey once competed against legends like Novak Djokovic and Juan Martín del Potro. But after injuries forced him to step away from tennis, he discovered pickleball—and found not just a new sport, but a whole new purpose.
We talk about his early identity as a high-performance athlete, the emotional toll of career-ending injuries, and what it took to find joy in sport again. Joey shares how he’s redefined success, built a meaningful new career, and emerged as a leader in one of the fastest-growing sports in the world. He also talks about what excites him most about the future of the game and his work with our friends at Triple Crown Sports and PickleCon.
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