Bill Gates Has Been Playing Pickleball 50 Years Longer Than the Rest of Us

Pickleball is all over the news now.

In February, it was named thefastest-growing sport of the yearfor the second year in a row.

“It’s easy to learn.

People say that about lots of sports, but in the case of pickleball, it’s true.”

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Gates isn’t kidding about the “silly terms.”

In the video, he shares faded vintage photos of younger versions of himself playing the game.

Pickleball was invented in 1965 on Bainbridge Island, Washington – not far from Gates' hometown of Seattle.

“It was completely localized to Seattle,” Gates said.