Many interesting shares 'vindicate' pickleball

On the morning of October 23, Ho Chi Minh City Women's Newspaper organized a roundtable discussion with the theme "Don't blame pickleball!" with the participation of experts, federation leaders, artists and athletes.

MSc. Do Thi Nam Phuong - Head of the Communication Center of University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City - shared in the discussion - THANH LAM

The exchange is part of the program accompanying the 3rd Ho Chi Minh City Women's Newspaper Pickleball Tournament - 2025.

Leading the talk show was psychologist Dr. To Nhi A, along with guests such as the couple of singer-songwriter Hoang Bach - former model Thanh Thao, MSc. Do Thi Nam Phuong - Head of the Media Center of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Ms. Tran Thanh Hoang Ngan - General Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Tennis - Pickleball Federation and outstanding athletes participating in the Ho Chi Minh City Women's Newspaper Pickleball Tournament.

Pickleball increases marital affection

Opening the discussion, the champion couple of the over 45 years old couple category of the 2nd Ho Chi Minh City Women's Newspaper Pickleball Tournament - Mr. Tran Minh Man and Ms. Chau Thi Tien - revealed that it was sports that brought them together from the beginning, when they met on the tennis court.

Ms. Tien said: "Thanks to my friends' invitation, I learned about pickleball. At first, I just thought about going to the court for fun. Every time we went out, my husband was the one to pick me up. I joked: "Why don't you play too? It will motivate me to pick you up and drop you off, and it will also make me less bored!". Unexpectedly, he really started playing and became addicted."

Mr. Man confirmed: "At first, I just wanted to go out for fun, I didn't think I would love it so much. Every time I play with my wife, I feel like I can release all the fatigue of the day.

On the field, we are no longer husband and wife with familiar worries, but teammates - working together, winning and losing together. Sometimes we argue and get angry with each other, but we still laugh with each other on the field, because in the end we both want to progress together."

Singer Hoang Bach used to be someone who liked "manly" sports, played with all his might like football, and even "rejected" pickleball. But now singer Hoang Bach and his wife are a couple who play pickleball very well.

Singer Hoang Bach shared that his wife invited him to play pickleball during Tet, when his soccer friends were all back in their hometowns and busy with their families, so he agreed to try this sport.

Talking about what keeps him playing pickleball, he frankly said: "Every time I look at my wife, drenched in sweat but always smiling brightly, I feel happy too. Thanks to pickleball, my wife and I naturally become closer. For me, playing sports in exchange for sweat and joy is enough, and pickleball gives me that."

Former model Thanh Thao (singer Hoang Bach's wife) continued her husband's words: "Before, whenever my husband went on tour, he would invite me to go with him, but I rarely went. However, since we started playing pickleball together, whenever Bach went on tour, I would go along, making plans with friends.

When he finished playing, my husband and I would take our rackets and go out to play with our friends. This new habit has created a very interesting feature in our married life."

Pickleball is just a sport

Guests attending the roundtable discussion with the topic "Don't blame pickleball!" - Photo: THANH LAM

Explaining from a social and medical perspective, MSc. Do Thi Nam Phuong - Head of the Communication Center of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City - commented: "Pickleball is quickly becoming a new social place to help people connect and relieve stress.

However, when a new social phenomenon emerges, public opinion often tends to associate negative stereotypes, instead of focusing on the core benefits of happiness and health.

MSc Nam Phuong expressed: "While grandparents have their own joys, children are often glued to their phones, the fact that all generations meet on the pickleball court is a priceless family bond. There are negatives everywhere, we should not attribute that negativity to a sport that is inherently positive."

As for Ms. Hoang Phuong, who has been playing pickleball for more than 2 years, she said that she was introduced to this sport by her husband. She herself also expressed her grievance that pickleball is often associated with negative stereotypes, causing players to easily "lose their loyalty".

She expressed: "When playing pickleball, I clearly understand my personality and purpose is health, is to recharge with positive energy. Once I grasp that value and meaning, I believe that I will not easily get caught up in negative things. But if people have bad purposes, no matter what sport they play, in what environment, they will still develop negative behaviors."

Psychologist To Nhi A emphasized: "Pickleball is just pickleball, just a sport. We are blaming pickleball while the problem lies in individual responsibility and limits. Pickleball is just an excuse for existing problems in the relationship to surface."

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/nhieu-chia-se-thu-vi-minh-oan-cho-pickleball-20251023161248522.htm