Dekel Bar: The Gentle Giant of Pickleball Reveals His Journey

In this episode of the Pickleballers podcast, we sit down with Dekel Bar, one of the best pickleball players in the world, with over 30 PPA medals to his name. Dekel shares his journey growing up in Israel, battling through the brutal grind of professional tennis, and eventually finding pickleball through his close ties with the Johns family. We dive into his struggles with injuries, his rise on the pickleball tour, what it’s like to have one of the most feared serves in the game, and his thoughts on paddle technology, PPA vs MLP, and the future of pro pickleball. Along the way, Dekel ranks his top five players in the world, shares war-ready teammate picks from the PPA tour, and clears up some hilarious internet rumors about his “girlfriends.” Add us on Instagram: instagram.com/pickleballers instagram.com/thekitchenpickleball instagram.com/roscoebellamy instagram.com/jpaulthechef 0:00 Intro and Dekel’s background 2:24 Growing up in Israel and choosing tennis 5:02 The grind of professional tennis 8:27 Injuries and mental toll of tennis 10:20 Finding pickleball through the Johns family 14:46 First tournaments and early results 16:30 Breakthrough with Adam Stone 19:00 Balancing school and pickleball 20:50 Developing one of the biggest serves on tour 24:00 Paddle technology and evolution of the game 26:48 How much power is too much? 28:31 Ranking the top five male players 30:35 Ranking the top women players 31:09 Inside the Johns family circle 33:00 Record vs the Johns brothers 34:10 Long-term goals and resurgence 36:23 PPA vs MLP and the future of pro pickleball 38:14 MLP formats and home crowd concept 40:47 What a 4.0 needs to reach 4.5 42:24 Serving in the Israeli army — who makes the best soldiers? 44:40 Funniest pickleball story and girlfriend rumors 46:41 Closing thoughts and outro #Pickleball #Pickleballers #PickleballersPodcast #DekelBar #PPATour #MLP #ProPickleball #PickleballLife #PickleballCommunity #PickleballHighlights #MajorLeaguePickleball #PPA #USOpen #Sports #Highlights #TheKitchen Source: The Kitchen - A Pickleball Community

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