Darrin Eakins is a pickleball enthusiast. He picked up the sport around 2008 as a way to rehabilitate injuries he sustained from a mountain biking accident. The wrist and shoulder injuries led to multiple surgeries and the inability to work as a surgeon. However, pickleball has provided excellent physical rehabilitation and strength development opportunity. In addition to being a fun, competitive sport, it has helped refine motor skills, develop stamina, and achieve a new level of mental clarity via daily exercise.