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

I begged my mom to let me start skating.

I didn't want to skate for someone else or for certain marks.

My parents never pressured me to skate. They always said I could quit if I wanted to. They only expected me to skate when they had already paid for the expensive lessons. But, otherwise they said I could do what I wanted to do.

I think skating helped me find myself.

I had professional stunt racers teaching me how to drive.

While I circled around and around in my brown rental skates, I studied a group of skaters spinning in the center. I was fascinated! When my mom picked me up, I began a campaign for skating lessons.

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

I grew up skateboarding, but I don't even do that anymore.