U.S. Open Pickleball Championships

It is a strategic shot." And I nodded very calmly, very maturely, like a person who is of course taking feedback well, uh, but inside I was full, pulling a full-on Johnny McEnroe, uh, tantrum, 'cause I'm very competitive and I was very frustrated that I was not getting this.

So the second we were done, I trudged home and I texted my dad, who by the way, is a US Open gold medal winner in pickleball for his age group, and I just said, "Yeah, I, I bombed it." And I went home and I sulked.

I don't like losing.

But then to my surprise, a few days later, I got the email.

His dad is Dave Weinbach, who's like one of the all-time greats.

He won the first U.S. Open.

He

was one of the first big

pros.

He took a gold at the U.S. Open in the senior category.

Ryan himself is a high-level player.

He coaches at Leeds.