Action Quote by Mike Weir

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

— Scott Hamilton

When I was like 6, my brother took me to the park near our house in Braunschweig, Germany, and taught me to skate. We…

— Dennis Schroder

I started skating when I was six years old.

— Nancy Kerrigan

I don't really remember a time younger than 5 years old that I didn't have skates on because all I can remember is every…

— Michelle Kwan

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

I've been skating since I was 10 years old.

— Adam Rippon

I've been on skates since age 5.

— Eddy Alvarez

It's crazy to think that back when I was 11 years old I was skating X Games.

— Nyjah Huston

I really wanted to play hockey. My mom thought figure skates looked easier to use, so she put me in the learn-to-skate program.

— Nathan Chen

When I was younger, I always dreamed of being a legend, to be remembered in figure skating.

— Michelle Kwan

I played hockey until I was 13 or 14 years old.

— Kevin Owens

I was a really good ice hockey player when I was a kid. Now in the aftermath I think I wasn't maybe big enough,…

— Mats Wilander