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Paul Ulibarri: Pro Files with Dixon Jowers
Meet Paul Ulibarri, professional disc golf athlete and pro file holder on Dixon Jowers' popular series. In this episode, Paul opens up about his athletic endeavors, sharing his passion for basketball, skateboarding, and volleyball. From competing in local leagues to watching his brother compete in BMX tournaments, Paul's athletic journey is one of connection and camaraderie. We delve into Paul's childhood aspirations, recalling his desire to follow in the footsteps of professional athletes. As he shares his experiences on the disc golf circuit, we also touch on his journey as a free agent and the factors that drew him back to Prodigy. With Dixon Jowers, Paul shares insights into the world of professional disc golf, giving fans a glimpse into the life of one of the sport's top players. This episode is a must-watch for anyone curious about the life and career of Paul Ulibarri.
Get inside the mind of PDGA World Champion Paul Ulibarri with host Dixon Jowers in this exclusive interview.
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Terraplane dis coffee I mean you're an athletic guy we play basketball we've done some other things together what what sort of athletic endeavors what kind of gets your juices going before disco well when I first started playing disc golf I was really in the golf I've golf five times a week I skateboarded also I was involved with a lot of basketball leagues stuff like that volleyball league I mean like you said just athletics in general really so were you like a skateboard like an X Games like shredder guy or did you just like you know drive down the sidewalk no I love skateboarding my brother's actually a professional BMX er and and back in the day was you know I could probably say it was the best dirt jumper like BMX in Arizona oh well so I used to go to like watch him compete in tournaments and stuff and instead of riding a bike like him I decided to pick up skateboarding and I got pretty competitive into that for a while and it was just away from me and my brother to really kind of connected me hang out with him okay so you know when you were a kid you know people say I want to be a fireman I want to be an astronaut like what if what was your thing what did you want to be when you grew up something to do with athletics I didn't know what I just knew that I knew from a real young age that I was going to be some sort of professional athlete for sure okay so as far as your professional career goes you've been kind of on the scene and traveling for several years now matter of fact you so you were at the beginning of the of the the birth of prodigy you were in on the ground floor there and there's been a couple different iterations of where people's contracts that prodigy have run out and they've had the option to resign or look for different sponsorship this offseason you were kind of one of the big free agents and so you had that opportunity to leave but you decided to stick with prodigy what was it about them that drew you back you know what did you want to be a part of the that they were...
