Parris Todd Under Pressure: The Realest Conversation We’ve Had To Date | S1 E7

Parris Todd joins us for one of our most raw, real conversations yet. She opens up about her early days as a tennis prodigy, turning pro at 14, and traveling the world alone as a teenager chasing a dream. We talk about the pressure, the sacrifices, and what eventually led her to walk away from the sport. Parris shares how she built a fashion brand from scratch, the mindset shift that brought her to pickleball, and how she’s now redefining what it means to be a professional athlete in this sport.

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0:00 Intro
0:44 Parris' Origin Story
2:09 Parris' tennis journey begins
3:38 Turning pro at 14
5:11 The harsh reality of pro tennis
7:26 Handling pressure and loss at a young age
9:28 Cultural shock on the pro tour
10:59 Finding identity beyond tennis
12:44 Starting a fashion brand at 18
14:02 Life lessons from traveling alone
16:10 Playing through bombs in Egypt
17:37 Parris' family & upbringing
19:01 Learning balance: discipline vs childhood
20:21 What it’s like being an only child
21:06 Siblings, friendship & emotions
22:47 Parris' great trait
25:16 Lea respecting Parris
28:09 How Parris stays composed on court
30:13 How she trains and releases rage
31:22 How Parris discovered pickleball
35:02 Early sponsorship & the Kitchen visor story
36:02 Roscoe's funny story about Parris
39:26 How Ryan Sherry helped her career
43:04 Franklin C45
43:24 Goals for Parris
45:47 Designing her Franklin paddle line
48:14 Pioneering fashion in pickleball + Alo deal
51:14 PPA vs APP
53:49 Learning from Simone Jardim
54:19 Being in a relationship on tour
56:11 Relationship with Hunter
1:01:32 The pickleball hot list
1:03:53 Million dollar mixed doubles partner?
1:04:47 The worst injury of her career
1:05:49 Which male pro would fix a flat tire?
1:07:20 Million dollar singles match: who she’d pick
1:09:48 Final thoughts

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