My dad pushed me into it around 7y.o. because I was bullied and quiet about it. I started Judo and practiced it for 4 years. Then my little brother wanted to do karate but the only martial arts club we had near by was a taekwondo club. After a lot of effort of the club's teacher, I tried it (I was 11 y.o. and still pretty shy) and never left it !
I found in this taekwondo club a second home and the teacher always made sure that we had a goal to work toward to. Didn't matter if it was competition or personal development. We always had something to reach. The taekwondo athletes were a big motivation, I wanted to reach their level ! I wanted to go to the Olympics, to South Korea to get my black belt.
The Korean Tigers were a huge motivations. They are amazing.
I may not have reach those end goals because life threw a curve ball, but even today all the martial arts I have practiced are a huge help in my daily life. Plus it allows me to redo the choreography fights from my favorite movies !
