1. Your pants are suddenly a little snug in the butt and thighs.

2. You're very proud of your bruises and show them off to all of your friends -- the nastier the better.

3. The worst part of practice is taking off your skates.

4. People call you by your skate name as much as your real name.

5. You think your skate name is your real name.

6. The thought of skating at top speeds and falling doesn't scare you anymore.

7. You find yourself drawn to hosiery departments.

8. www.sock-dreams.com is one of your favorite websites.

9. You are constantly thinking of places to go skate: clubs/parks/etc.

10. You can hip check your friends, and they are suddenly scared of you.

11. You find yourself discussing how roller skates and guitars are equally hot accessories.

12. You find yourself worrying that you are not eating enough carbohydrates rather than less carbohydrates.

13. You know everyone's skate names on other teams but may never know their real names.

14. Something is making your house stink, and you realize that your wrist guards escaped from you equipment bag.

15. You consider your skates to be your favorite pair of shoes.

16. When you're actually SAD that you don't have any bruises to show your friends.

17. When you have to restrain yourself from body-checking the ladies in the grocery store.

18. When you're driving down the road, looking over shoulder at the cars coming up instead of using the mirrors.

19. When you are driving and see a cop, you see them as a pivot.

20. When you body-check the vending machine repeatedly until it gives you your freak'n chips.

21. You quit your job because it doesn't coincide with your practice schedule

22. 8 hours of practice a week justifies this double bacon cheeseburger

23. You spent your phone bill money on new wheels

24. You run into your teammates at the mall and try to introduce them to your friends, and don't know which name to use. Shattered. Carol? Shellby? Carol Shattered???

25. You forget you once pushed doors opened with your hands. show that

door no mercy!!

26. You want your name on the back of all of your clothes.

27. You can't make it through a party without wrestling at least 3 other people.

28. When boys won't date you because they are afriad of you.

29. You justify drinking all of that beer by going to practice.

30. Your not ashamed of heading to the bar with helmet hair B.O. and sweats that are most likely still wet from sweat.