The Story of Genie Bouchard

From the Olympics to Wimbledon finals and now to Pickleball, what is Genie Bouchard like off the court? What can we learn from her experience as a professional athlete and tennis player, how she handles social media, and the transition to pickleball?

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CHAPTERS
00:00 intro
00:39 recapping ppa las vegas matches
02:55 life off the court
03:43 her family
06:12 attitude on the court
07:33 coach, help with her pb career
08:45 transitioning from tennis
09:46 what practice looks like
10:14 pickleball in the olympics
10:50 genie signature paddle
14:55 genie's sponsorship deals
15:28 why versix
16:17 aspirations for pickleball
17:26 view on tennis and pickleball
18:54 opinion on pickleball rules
20:09 i can't believe genie did this
21:23 navigating professional career as a female
23:53 music, tv shows
25:41 travel
26:21 no 1 in worlds 50 most marketable athletes list

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[robinpeng]

I admire your thoughtful and respectful tone in addressing some of the controversial topics related to her social media posts. You’ve successfully revealed the human side of an athlete. Nice!

[digitalreporter]

0:37 How did you get paired up with Yates Johnson
1:32 Backhand Overhead
2:52 Off Time
3:30 Family
4:28 Twin Sister
5:59 Fun On The Pickleball Court
7:38 Training and Coaching in Pickleball
8:46 One Thing about learning how to play pickleball
9:46 Practice
10:16 Olympics
10:48 Your Paddle
13:26 Blaine Hovenier - MxD Partner
14:02 Who is your paddle for
14:54 Sponsorships
16:02 Aspirations for Pickleball
17:58 Balancing Two Sports
18:53 Proposed Rule Changes in Pickleball
20:08 Dipping Pizza in Soy Sauce
21:20 Social Media and Marketability
23:53 Music
24:26 What are you watching
25:38 Travel
26:20 In 2015, Ranked #1 By Sports Pro, Social Media Numbers
28:19 Outro

[pickleballeffect]

This has to be your best interview yet. Really good questions overall and you asked some tough ones too. You keep getting better.

[pablogalvz]

Great interview. Genie is humble and honest which is great. She had VERY high expectations (mostly because of the PPA hyping her up) and I appreciate how determined she is to succeed. She really is improving and as a fellow Canadian I hope she succeeds!

[ernest]

Another great content and review of Genie, is amazing that she's still active in her tennis career and as well transitioning to pickleball and her new signature paddle from Versix the Vector XL, I will probably get the blue colorway cause blue and orange are my favorite colors lol, I think the Vector XL will suit those who are transitioning from tennis to pickleball but it can be applied to everyone

[ThePickleballDojo]

Really enjoyed this interview, Brian! Thanks for another great video 🙌🏻

[sa_maccas]

Yes, please come to South Africa 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[perryfromsoma]

I'm so happy to see her play pickleball!

[kimleith]

Great interview as your norm Brian.6/0 IUPR rating.🤔 Genie is on the radar of many fans for obvious reasons. Great for the sport. Lucky Johnson boys. Paris and Genie for the win. #marketable.

[gabrielgavino-dacosta]

high quality and great turn around time from the tourney

[jylarouche]

Genie, cette raquette va être disponible via quel détaillant au Canada?

[funkyguy]

Most tennis players including myself tend to have a natural advantage when playing pickleball as we can adapt and already have the hand eye coordination to be able to transition to pickleball. I'm surprised that Genie never been able to transfer her skills to pickleball just like many other tennis players i know.

[albinjerez]

She always was jealous of Sharapova !! 💅

[gilbd]

Good Job - Didn't know about Genie ...

[l.rongardner]

I Googled Genie "Back in the Bottle" Bouchard, and ended up here.

[adrenalinwillusa]

Such a distraction from the content when the auto focus keeps adjusting. With static interviews maybe go manual focus with a larger focus-stop? 😅

[tilu]

I've never seen a high level tennis player make a "great" pickleball player. A better translation is from high level racquetball - for wrist strength short burst quickness - and table tennis - for the rapid hand-eye coordination and more similar wind and spin effects.

[Honeygooyumy]

WE CALLED THIS PATTER TENNIS BACK IN THE DAY ...NEVER KNEW IT AS PICKLE BALL ..WAS AT OUR INTERMDIATE SCHOOLS 10-12 YRS ..LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY

[superdupr.pickleball]

really captivating interview! love the honesty here from Genie, sex sells.

[Nangoncrazy]

The Williams sister are famous for their work/performance. She is for her looks. It is what it is.