Big Quote by Guy Martin

The first time I rode a bike I was four or five. I crashed into the back of a car.

— David Millar

I was lucky. My father raced bikes. He gave me the passion very early. I had my first bike when I was three or…

— Valentino Rossi

My father raced bikes. He gave me the passion very early. I had my first bike when I was three or four years old.

— Valentino Rossi

I had a lot of competition growing up. Older cousins, younger cousins, they were all athletes. But I couldn't throw, I couldn't catch, I…

— Travis Pastrana

I raced motocross; I raced for Suzuki when I was a kid.

— Mike Dean

I've ridden shopping bikes. My dad held my saddle and pushed me along when I was five. I've had a go on a BMX.

— Zoe Ball

My dad gave me my first bike at 16. I soon fell off and was in a wheelchair for weeks. I haven't fallen since.

— Hugh Laurie

After college I picked my races to be one race every two weeks. That gave me time to recover. I raced just as fast…

— Gerry Lindgren

I used to have go-karts and mopeds and motorcycles when I was a kid. Then my grandpa let me drive a real car at…

— Killer Mike

I started when I was seven years old so I was on 50, 60 cc Suzuki and then I went up to a Yamaha…

— Amy Weber

I remember once, actually the first race I ran, I fell.

— Usain Bolt

I know y'all have probably heard I lost a few races in a row before I won one, but I never gave up. Never…

— Michael Waltrip