Pickleball GOLD Pickleball GOLD: Champion Conversations with Gabe Joseph
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Bring me the next shiny new thing. The pickleball CHIX are obsessed with America's fastest growing sports pickable. Get ready for on and off the court hot topics, lots of last cocktails and champagne with your hosts, Annie and Rebecca.
In this episode where the Pickleball CHIX congratulate and chat with the pickleball player on tour with SWAG - Gabe Joseph who took GOLD in Men's Singles at the PPA Takeya Showcase Presented by Best Day Brewing.
The road to pickleball GOLD was paved with playing top players. Gabe played Pablo Tellez in the first round, moved on to playing with Connor Garnett, and then Yates Johnson in the quarter finals, and to Tyson McGuffin in semi-finals and then Championship Sunday where he defeated Federic Staksrud in two games: 11 to 6 and 12 to 10.
Gabe is sponsored by ACE Pickleball more about how Gabe got his start with pickleball, what it is like to play professionally and meet the real VIP - KOBE - the cutie frenchie - the man!
Today’s “Word of the Day”
"gold"
Today’s In the Kitchen Cocktail
"Basil Drop Restorative Cocktail"
Ingredients:
Thanks Ron - you knocked it out of the park again.
We talk about good energy, and when you are a good person, things fall into place! Go Gabe. Faced with adversity with his sponsor one year ago, he landed another sponsor with ACE, he has a lot of respect for WILL the owner. From this lesson, Gabe says, "if it don't fit, don't force it".
The ACE Diamond - Gabe's paddle sold out, and ACE is bringing out a new paddle, the CLUB.
We also speak about Gabe's paddle and how he customized it, which is a part of his secret sauce. Fun Fact - Gabe's first job was Sports Chalet and then moved to a tennis shop, and he is all about customization. When he was on the KITCHEN they wanted Gabe to give all the details.
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