Pickleball
topic on 6 shows · 12 statements across 10 episodes
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12 statements about Pickleball, every show
Smith: Niche sports succeed by being either radically accessible or extremely difficult
“If you take an existing sport and you make it more, make it less agile so more people can participate, that's one direction. And then techball is the opposite. The same way that in, like, fashion. You have fast fashion, and then you have the premium brands, an…”
Puri: Rucking will become a major fitness trend like pickleball
“And so, I think this is going to be a big trend. It's sort of like pickleball, where pickleball was the much more accessible version of tennis. I think that rucking is one of the most Accessible versions of fitness.”
Coogan: Pickleball is the new work-life balance engagement bait
“Pickleball is the new like work-life balance bait. You can just say the most aggressive thing about Pickleball, boom, one K likes, no problem.”
Preysman: Pickleball lacks the history needed for luxury streetwear brands
“Well, it is a hot sport, but I, you know, what I would say is I'm not sure yet it has the aspiration. You know, it's, it doesn't have the rich history that call that tennis and golf have that allow it to play in the world of streetwear and luxury. So I just th…”
Sam Lessin: Pickleball forced tennis to reinvest, like snowboarding did for skiing
“I think this is one of the unintended consequences of the rise of pickleball, which is the most ridiculous sport, which is, it just, this is kind of what happens. It's like, you get like a snowboarding, and then skiing gets really good, because you're like, fu…”
Sam Lessin: Billionaires bought pickleball teams as tax shelters, not real franchises
“Well, they ran out, all of the billionaires and rich people bought Pickleball teams last, in the last two years, because they like the idea of owning professional sports teams because they're incredible tax hacks to them, but they can't afford real sports team…”
Sam Lessin: Padel is tennis for billionaires, pickleball is for old people
“Padel is like tennis for billionaires. Tennis is like for millionaires and pickleball is for old people.”
Puri: Alpine Touring Is the Second Fastest-Growing Sport After Pickleball
“It does seem like pickleball is number one, but number two, I would have never guessed Alpine touring.”
Lieberman is bearish on cold plunges, pickleball, and 99% of AI startups
“And then I said, I'm bearish on cold plunges. Sorry to people who enjoy cold plunges. Pickleball, 99% of AI startups, and BTC creator businesses.”
Jessica Lessin: NFL and NBA will continue driving sports media economics
“You could buy all the pickleball and surfing that you want, but your viewership and economics are going to be driven by the NFL, the NBA.”
Shaan Puri: Creating An Accessible Golf Equivalent Builds A Valuable Asset
“And so I think that if somebody could take the characteristics that make golf work and create their version of pickleball, I think you'd own a pretty valuable asset.”