by Minter Dial | Mar 4, 2026 | Padel
What Side Should I Play On? (And Other Padel Questions of National Importance) If you’ve played padel long enough to stop calling it “paddle,” you’ve almost certainly had (or witnessed) this conversation as two players who’ve never played with one another before...
by Minter Dial | Dec 30, 2025 | Padel, Sports
Padeltime and the livin’ is easy… There’s a unique energy to stepping onto the padel court with a new doubles partner. The unknown chemistry, the sizing up of one another, the potential for miscommunication, the split-second decisions that require...
by Minter Dial | Apr 23, 2025 | Joy of Padel, Podcast
The Joy of Padel podcast with Ksenia Sharifova (JOPS03E06) The Joy of Padel: Insights from a Russian Pro on Partnership, Mental Toughness, and Finding Your Flow Have you ever wondered what it takes to become a top-ranked professional padel player? Or how the dynamics...
by Minter Dial | Dec 18, 2024 | Joy of Padel, Leadership
The Joy of Padel podcast with Jonas Bjorkman (JOPS02E22) In this episode of the Joy of Padel, I had the pleasure of chatting with Jonas Bjorkman, a renowned tennis player who has embraced the world of padel. Jonas shares his personal journey from tennis to padel,...
by Minter Dial | Dec 4, 2024 | Joy of Padel
The Joy of Padel podcast with Alejandra Salazar (JOPS02E21) In this 21st episode of season 2, I sat with Alejandra Salazar, 38, a professional player with the incredible achievement of having been world number one in three different decades. She also led from the...
