The most important thing in pickleball isn’t the paddle you are using, the court shoes keeping you safe, or your favorite pickleball ball of choice. The most important thing in pickleball is the partner playing next to you and your friends across the net.
Forget the serve you’ve just hit into the net, the too high dink smashed by your opponent, or the overhead you just hit out passed the opponents’ baseline. Remember the paddle tap from your partner even after you made those mistakes. A partner’s paddle tap, four paddle taps at the net, and an opponent telling you, “Nice shot!”. This is the most important thing in pickleball.