Damon, who is diagnosed as a quadriplegic, uses adaptive equipment to compete.

I have maybe 85% use of my hands and arms.

I can grab things.

I can do this and do that.

But if you were to give me a button-up shirt and me try to button up that top button, I just can't do it because of dexterity in my fingers.

Damon is making such an impact in the world of adaptive sports that coming up on the 24th, he will be honored as the 2026 Athlete of the Year at their annual awards gala.

I like to play all sports.

The way that I look at it is I can't influence someone else to try to give adaptive sports a try without me being able to say I've done it myself and I can give them my personal experience.