Player Prompt

Why did I want to play hockey? I feel like I've always been playing it so I had to think for a bit before answering. I believe it started when I was 6, I was walking home from the store and I saw some kids flying around on the outdoor rink by our school. The kids were moving so fast that their jackets and hair were billowing in the wind and having a blast. I watched for about fifteen minutes before I went home and I asked my parents if I could get some skates. My birthday was right around the corner and I got my first pair of skates and a wooden stick when I turned 7. I went down to the outdoor rink bubbling with excitement. I wish I could say I was a natural and I didn't embarrass myself but it was horrible. It took me months to learn how to skate, day and night I worked at it; bruises and bloody ankles were all I had to show in the early going. The rest was history, I learned to skate and I learned how to play hockey and it's been my life since that day.