Falling in love Quote by Eddy Alvarez

As soon as I was introduced to ice speed skating, I was instantly hooked. I never thought about pursuing skating professionally; I just enjoyed…

— Shani Davis

I was always fascinated by speed... My father was always an enthusiast and once I found a passion in racing, I had something in…

— Christian Horner

I don't remember the first time I skated on ice, I was too young. I do remember falling in love with that wind-in-my-face feeling…

— Bonnie Blair

I remember, as a young man, wanting to experience a car going at those speeds and being visually nourished by something which I loved…

— Dominic Cooper

I instantly connected with the sport and I have fond memories of growing up on my skating rink that my dad made for us…

— P. K. Subban

I started skating and I kind of liked it because I could run circles around the guys that wouldn't pick me to play baseball.

— Scott Hamilton

My father instilled in me a love for racing.

— Kurt Busch

I used to skate around the rink with my mom, and we used to race each other until I started getting way better. Then…

— Mirai Nagasu

I got into skateboarding when I was like a shorty. It was a toy thing.

— Lupe Fiasco

I was kind of a bouncy kid. I used to roller-skate into the sides of cars.

— Pam Grier

I was a tomboy who liked to play rough just like my two older brothers. That's probably why I liked the athletic part of…

— Nancy Kerrigan

I'm really very glad that I had skating to be my love and my escape. I think that it always gave me something that…

— Dorothy Hamill