Here’s Why Pickleball—The Fastest-Growing Sport In America—Is Bill Gates’ Favorite Game

Bill Gates was surprised but delighted that his favorite sport,pickleball, has become the fastest growing sport in America.

Gates wrote Tuesday that he has been playing the game his entire life, even though it has become more popular in the last few years.

Gates believes that the sport is gaining traction because it is so easy to learn, and everyone can play.

Gates said that he plays with friends and family at least once a week, and that he plays more often in the summer.

There was a video and photographs of Gates playing a sport.

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Gates has a connection to the game. The game was invented in the summer of 1965, when three neighbors from Washington state came up with the idea of a game to amuse their kids. The Gates family home in Seattle was the location of a pickleball court that was installed in the late 1960s. In a CNBC interview last year, Bill Gates said that he taught his wife to play the game after they started dating.

Bill Gates is the fifth wealthiest person in the world. The Gates family is worth billions of dollars.

The Seattle area has been home to the game of pickleball for a long time. The game can be played on makeshift courts in the driveway or on the sidewalk. The sport was named the country's fastest growing sport for the second year in a row by the Sports and Fitness Industry Association. The group found that there are nearly 50 million players in the country.