Athletes compete. Coaches coach. But what about the game within the game — the mental one?
What separates greatness from failure? And what can we learn from the stories of top performers?
On The Mental Game, host Sam Brief explores personal stories, mental health lessons, and performance psychology with athletes, coaches, and experts from around the world.
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Athletes compete. Coaches coach. But what about the game within the game — the mental one?
What separates greatness from failure? And what can we learn from the stories of top performers?
On The Mental Game, host Sam Brief explores personal stories, mental health lessons, and performance psychology with athletes, coaches, and experts from around the world.
Music by David Brief and Channel J. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and more.
Mental Game of Pickleball, Episode 1: 18-year old phenom Alix Truong on going pro in a sport she just learned
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Mental Game of Pickleball, Episode 1: 18-year old phenom Alix Truong on going pro in a sport she just learned
Episode 68 of The Mental Game marks the beginning of our series highlighting the Mental Game of Pickleball.
Pickleball is America’s fastest-growing sport.
48.3 million U.S. adults have played it in the last year, and organizations like the Association of Pickleball Players (APP) have heightened the sport to the professional level.
In our first pickleball-focused episode, one of the sport’s young stars joins The Mental Game.
Just 18 years old, Alix Truong has already skyrocketed through the ranks to become one of the elite women’s pros on the APP Tour.
After starring for her high school tennis team in Virginia, Truong and her family first dabbled in pickleball during the Covid pandemic. Truong instantly fell in love with the sport, turned into a force on the court and went professional shortly after.
She has since won 19 medals on tour, including eight golds. This summer, Truong was drafted by the California BLQK Bears of Major League Pickleball.
Why Truong on The Mental Game?
Her story begs a few questions: What’s it like to be the youngest person in your field? How does it feel to go pro in a sport you just discovered?
Truong answers these burning questions and more in this engaging, insightful episode. Listening to her speak, you’ll find yourself amazed by her mental resilience and fascinated by her story.
Enjoy and remember to be kind to yourself.
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The Mental Game is a proud partner of Laaser's Ladybug Society, which is a designated 501c3 organization combatting the stigmas that surround mental health by actively fundraising to support mental health initiatives and innovations in our school system. The mental health challenges faced by our youth are unprecedented and it is time to get off the bench and get in the game as we fight for the mental wellbeing of the next generation. Learn more and join the fight at LaasersLadybugs.org!
The Mental Game podcast is produced by Sam Brief and music is courtesy of David Brief and Channel J. You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, TuneIn and Stitcher.
The Mental Game with Sam Brief
Athletes compete. Coaches coach. But what about the game within the game — the mental one?
What separates greatness from failure? And what can we learn from the stories of top performers?
On The Mental Game, host Sam Brief explores personal stories, mental health lessons, and performance psychology with athletes, coaches, and experts from around the world.
Music by David Brief and Channel J. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and more.
