How I Won My First Pro Tournament

[@supremesunshotty]

Ben Johns, Thomas Wilson, and Christian Alshon are by far my favorites to watch, not only are they diverse but they always stay persistent trying to make plays and win games. Congrats man and many more wins to come ❤

[@StarmanDXE]

4:10 I remember reading a while ago that the feelings of “nervous” and “excited” are very similar. It’s the adrenaline that gives you the feeling, but you can choose how you experience it mentally. So just tell yourself: “I’m excited, not nervous”!

[@BestPickleballCoach]

Thank you Christian for sharing your journey with us. And particular thanks for sharing the mental part of the game. Will reach out to see if you can share that part of your growth (smile every miss - love it) with our listeners on Pickleball Therapy.

[@millisock]

Congratulations Christian! Cannot wait to watch this. Been following you and rooting for you for quite some time. This is the start of greatness. The pickleball world doesn't even know what's about to hit them. You're going to start ROLLING in gold medals.

[@Project_Lori]

I was so happy that you guys won! Super excited for you! These vlogs are awesome, love the behind the scenes of match days! Thanks for making these!

[@kylanjosiah]

Thumbnail on point! Love watching the channel grow

[@anana9157]

Love your journey!! It's only up and up from here

[@familylifewithaj]

Must say dude love watching these. You don’t hide anything and true about everything. Keep killing it dude. Much love

[@Jonathantruongpb]

Big fan of this Vlog series, keep it up!

[@CreditBreakThroughSystem]

Congrats on the big win Christian! Hope you continue to get your diet and mental game dialed in. Since, it seems instrumental to your recent improvement in the Austin tournament too!

[@kenvstoep]

Congrats and thanks for taking us along on your journey to Gold! Look forward to watching you play in St. George next month 👍

[@jamesdacus7367]

CA i watch a ton of your matches. i root for you every time. you got that dawg in you, every game and every match is winnable, never forget that. CONGRATS ON THE DUB BABY LETS GO TWEENER KING

[@AnthonyHolloway612]

It was nice to see you play in person here in MN. Keep the Vlog going, it’s super interesting to see you prepare for, execute and dissect your game. I look forward to seeing you play in person again some day.

[@colsonwoodard7015]

Let’s gooo!! I knew it would happen! Couldn’t wait for this video!😤

[@greatzto]

Congrats, Christian. Can you share some videos how you do stretching or recovering practice pre and post after games?

[@kathybell4878]

SO proud and happy for you!! You have entered this sport when a TON of great young athletes are also entering this sport and you just proved yourself! Keep going...your early followers are rooting you on!! xo

[@faf1967]

Congrats. Your hard work is showing

[@arautus]

I watched it! It was amazing your first time teaming up with Wilson that you won gold. You've got even more potential in singles!

[@joanc551]

yasss, so exciting, I ve watched that match three times now. So gooood, congrats

[@bradhexumOSM]

Excellent playing. Connor played otherworldly in y'all's finals. Was so much fun watching you play with Wilson. Grats!!

[@cl7477]

Congratulations 🎉 Your hardwork is paying off!

[@johnduck2640]

Plus you made Pablo smash his paddle! You dominated in that singles match! Thanks for signing the smashed paddle for me!

[@TweenerKing]

No problem 👍

[@MagicPickleball]

Finally! ❤ 🎉 wish more trophies coming your way in all three events!

[@jamesgould44]

Thought you would get your second this weekend.

[@jeffcollett4819]

Down here in Mexico City. Was looking forward to seeing you when you were scheduled to come out. Hope you can reschedule with Eugenio. Congrats on the win. It was exciting to watch both weeks.

[@jeremyud]

I always thought pickleball was a rec game like disc golf so I'm fascinated at learning about people turning pro at this.

[@1973superdad]

Congrats dude, fun having you in Minnesota. Keep it going

[@nn-NeuralNetwork]

Let’s go! Food choices on point.

[@gtailin]

Well done! The first of many to come. . . .

[@CharlottePickleball]

AWESOME & KUDOS TO YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE AND DOCUMENTED!!!! Most of us pickleballers can't know how hard it is to be on the tour, but I do know how much more work, time and effort it is to do these videos.... so thank you for all you do!!!! (I could have said all this to you in-person when you were here in Charlotte last May for the PPA..... but it would have been an awkward conversation to have when we were standing next to each other... in the bathroom. lol)

[@lesterma1608]

Congratulations Christian

[@ssjdoob]

So happy for you! 🎉

[@josephhohaia9168]

Congrats! Thanks for taking us a long on your journey over the last year and a half, both the wins and losses. My favorite videos are actually of your losses, that you share them and dissect them with us. We love how raw they are...please keep sharing. You have to lose to win....and that it is about setting goals, persevering, and growth.

[@lbhtyler]

Congrats on the win! As a pro athlete do you make grounding/earthing part of your routine? I've heard of more and more athletes doing this and wonder if it's a thing in pro pickleball.

[@judymckee5992]

You have improved tremendously guy and your mental positive is great. You can do it and become a consistent champion in my opinion. I think you and Zane is a winning combination.

[@slcflips9874]

Stoked for you man! been watching since day one and was so excited to see you get that first gold! Many more to come!

[@itsmetonylei2540]

Love hearing you talk about mental health and your ability to work on it. Your passion is key! Next level is to envision the perfect game. Not one that you roll over your opponent, but, one where it's a perfect cat and mouse match. Tight score and exciting play. If you can search for that and be happy and passionate that is truely next level. All the best!

[@kimleith1378]

From "tweener king" to "snapper king" No problem here. makes for intense competition.

[@iantercero5380]

Congrats on the win! And you and Zane should keep playing together, you destroyed the Johns’!

[@jordankelly1782]

Congrats... ive been playing for 1 year and still struggling at 4.5

[@BenjaminAndersonPickleball]

Watching you play the last few tournaments has been 🔥You're leveling up and I love to see it.

[@mervatameen646]

I was so happy to see you win!! Congratulations again!! Well deserved! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 wishing you many more wins in your future! Please talk more about the mental game! Thanks!

[@Thejoeb]

I always root for Thomas, from everything I have ever seen or heard from him hes a real good dude. Congrats on the win, thats a formidable team when you are both playing hot.

[@itsDecap]

purple hoodie goes hard

[@dustinmedley1919]

Congrats man! Keep grinding out there and great things will come!

[@harrisjones4640]

You should try an audible subscription. I set a 15 min timer on my phone and fall asleep to it

[@evannatteford1784]

That teddy bear hoodie goes kinda hard I ain't gonna lie.

[@mcbrown1995]

In the future, would you mind talking about our match a little more? 😂 Just kidding. Congrats!

[@lebronsinclair8012]

Played phenomenal. Love the aggressive play and emphasis on running around to forehand to put more pressure when dinking. Give more details about the paddle!

[@kaihui1965]

i'd love too see you win a single one day. watch out socks though

[@Adversentx]

Lets goooooooooooo!

[@danjohnson7020]

Congrats on the Gold, also nice run to the finals again with Zane this past weekend in Austin.

[@matiasarias9496]

how can any person get into de PPA?

[@christiankiedrowski]

You and Thomas should play together more. You guys were my favorite team in the tourney and it was fun to watch you guys feed off of each other!

[@chea7z913]

I can see why you're working on your mental game, the fake smiling is an interesting strategy and i hope you gain something from it. But i can tell you right now, masking it like you said is not the answer. You need to be honest like you were earlier in your videos, if it's the worst feeling in the world then allow yourself to be that way for a little while. Take a day, then get back to it tomorrow. You have to understand it's not about winning. If you're chasing wins rather than improving you will slow your growth drastically. Don't get hung up on results, focus on how well you played and if it was remotely near your best then there's nothing to be upset about

[@jesturcastillo]

Great advice 🤩

[@LebronCCP]

Thumbnail accidentally doesn’t include your partner

[@kpp_3]

😂

[@Project_Lori]

I was so happy that you guys won! Super excited for you! These vlogs are awesome, love the behind the scenes of match days! Thanks for making these!

[@TweenerKing]

Glad you like them!

[@davidj.jorgensen4828]

I know how U can take it to the next level from watching U since U started doing vlogs… just the last tweek to make U almost superhuman🏓@@TweenerKing