Kate Fahey has a lot going on.
The #2-ranked women's singles player is fresh off a gold medal at the PPA Vintage Open in Sacramento. And this weekend, she's getting married in New Jersey.
In between, she found some time to join Zane Navratil on the PicklePod ("a lifelong dream," she joked).
The two delve into a range of topics, like how the pros handled playing with wooden paddles and why Zane thinks Roger Federer was one of the most boring tennis pros of all time (a scathing hot take we'll address at a later date).
Kate has become one of the most dominant pros on tour. She's fiery and ultra-competitive. And has a penchant for screaming on-court, sometimes at herself, sometimes directly in the face of an opponent.
It rubs a lot of people the wrong way.
Kate knows this. And she's working on it. But she's not about to apologize, either. It's not personal, but it is a part of sports.
"It's not in my nature to be completely mute. I've tried it and I play horribly. It's not who I am," she told Zane. "I've always worked on accepting that's who I am. Some people aren't going to accept it, some people aren't going to like it. That's OK."
Kate has played competitive tennis since she was very young, culminating in a decorated, All-American career at The University of Michigan. Yelling has just always been part of her game.
"It's always been that way," she said.
"It's something that I've always done." Kate concedes she's "an extremely competitive person." And she's far from... FULL ARTICLE FOUND ON: https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/kate-fahey-addresses-the-haters-pickleball-should-be-a-loud-sport/
