Begins Quote by J. R. Celski

I was nine-years-old when I first put on skates.

— Scott Hamilton

Luckily, I discovered ice skating when I was eight and a half years old. There were two wonderful ponds within walking distance of my…

— Dorothy Hamill

I started skating when I was six years old.

— Nancy Kerrigan

I got a pair of roller skates for Christmas when I was 4 or 5 or something, so I had a pair as kid.…

— Zoe Bell

My earliest childhood memory was watching my parents loosen the wheels on my stroller.

— Joan Rivers

The Christmas just before I turned four, my parents bought me a pair of little black skates and the Bay of Quinte was frozen…

— Bobby Hull

I think I was around 15 when my Dad was 40 and thought, "Man he's old. There's no way I'll be skating at that age."

— Christian Hosoi

Skating was something I really wanted to do; my parents knew nothing about it. They said they'd support me as long as I was…

— Kristi Yamaguchi

I started skating when I was about 10 years old. It was in an alleyway. I picked up my brother's skateboard and stood on…

— Tony Hawk

I was a skateboarder when I was little; I still skateboard. I teach my kids how to skate.

— Jason Momoa

I loved rollerskating when I was younger.

— Crystal Reed

I was 3 and a half, and there was an open call for a Coca-Cola commercial. We were living around Dallas, and my mom…

— Jesse Plemons