Pickleball PRO - Brendon Long - PPA SELKIRK Men's Doubles GOLD- with Tyson McGuffin

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Champagne of choice (Brut) with fresh cantaloupe juice and shaved vanilla bean

This is the tenth episode where the Pickleball CHIX talk with pickleball PRO - Brendon H Long - of Naples, Florida playing on the Major League Pickleball team - the Miami Pickleball Club, and hot off the court taking the "GOLD" with Tyson McGuffin in Men's Doubles at the Selkirk Red Rock Open this past weekend in Utah where they battled Dekel Bar/Collin Johns and Riley Newman/James Ignatowich on their way to the GOLD. We get the inside scoop from Brendon - on the rollercoaster ride and the energy and excitement of the tournament.

We talk about how Brendon who is from Naples, Florida started playing pickleball because his Mom had known about pickleball. His Mom learned about pickleball from her brother. What a great story.

Brendon's Uncle claims he knew the guy that invented pickleball, and about 30 years ago, he bought a whole bunch of nets, and tried to pitch it to cruise ships and hotels and everything that it was more accessible in smaller, like smaller space sport. And he couldn't sell any of them. He just lost a whole bunch of money and no one no hotels or cruise ships wanted it.

Upon Brendon's return from college and who he met Kyle Yates and Barry Waddell in Fort Meyers, and created a fun friendship playing, having fun and started playing in pickleball tournaments.

FIRST TOURNAMENT - US Open Which interestingly enough is about to start in Naples, Florida, April 15 - 22, 2023.

RED ROCK PLAY

Brendon says, "I ask all my partners is I want I need you to pump me up. Okay, I try and do it myself. But it's just so much better when my partner is also bringing the intensity and the energy because it just helps me get focused and