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Largely, I began skating because I wanted stuff to do outside of school. My mom decided to put me into figure skating.

— Nathan Chen

I grew up watching skating all the time in the Olympic stuff.

— Amy Poehler

I was a natural skater, but I also took private lessons to enhance my skills.

— Paul Coffey

I love teaching the younger skaters.

— Kaetlyn Osmond

I relate really well to individuals who have a career and explore other adventures outside of skating. That, to me, is fascinating.

— Patrick Chan

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've always had a fascination with skate culture.

— Nicholas Galitzine

There's a lot of skaters that I look up to, and I think my biggest skating role models were the two Russian competitors at…

— Nathan Chen

My family and parents were very influential in my skating career.

— Nathan Chen

My mother introduced me to many different things, and figure skating was one of them. I just thought that it was magical having to…

— Debi Thomas

I saw the older kids entering the rink carrying hockey sticks and bags, and I was fascinated by the equipment. Once I started skating…

— Hilary Knight

I actually have an ice-skating background. I skated until I was 15, for about eight years. It was hardcore skating for about eight hours…

— T. V. Carpio