i actually was a good skater, and still rollerblade with the best of them...
in my 20's i would hit the skateparks and pools on my blades....yeah, i wasnt gettin mega air outta the bowls, broke a couple fingers, but I think the most important thing was that i had fun doing it
of course, the course of life tends to take away time to do the extra curricular activities you would like to do...
when i was going to college, my roomate, friends and me would go on a 10-15 mile skate through 4 school campuses, street skate, and some insane hi speed downhill shots
i dont do that chit any more, but ill still strap em on from time to time to take the dogs for a drag