Canada Quote by Norm MacDonald

I remember when I was young, I used to love hockey - I was selected to play for my county - and my dad…

— Karren Brady

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

My parents always tell me that they never would have let me start if they had known how expensive and difficult figure skating is.

— Mirai Nagasu

I used to play hockey when I was growing up. Everyone sort of learns how to skate and play hockey at an early age.

— Bob Dylan

Being surrounded by hockey, I got forced into it as a kid. I started skating when I was 4 and had a rink only…

— Carl Hagelin

The skill set for hockey is so specific to skating and if you haven't been skating as a kid it's impossible to play -…

— Liev Schreiber

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'd never gone as a kid to an ice rink. There was always that fear that I'd break my leg and it would affect…

— Bonnie Langford

My parents, they don't say to me you have to play hockey. They just see me and how I love what's going on on…

— Alexander Ovechkin

My father played hockey until he was 18.

— Jemele Hill

Sometimes I didn't want to skate. My dad would push me so hard to get better.

— Patrick Kane

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