"To go out there and get the pants scared off you and to get beat up a little and to have all that actually feel really good because you're OKAY at the end of it and you can go and do it again"
—Lippy Wrongstockings, 42, Tri-City Roller Girls

"Unemployed? Fat? A lawyer? Rich housewife? Who cares? We all smell the same at the end of practice. It's a "no judgment zone" where everyone can let their freak flag fly"
—Blonde Phantom, 47, Providence Roller Derby

"I never want to be that woman who lets fear keep her from doing new things or the things she really wants to do. I tell people "It's not a tragedy to die doing what you love to do. The tragedy is dying never having done what you always wanted to do."
—Vi Suvius, 50, Ventura County Derby Darlins

"Derby has given me strength, confidence, and the ability to open a beer with my ass"
—HeLLen Bed, 43, Central Mass Roller Derby

Derby has made me feel “whole” again. I am not just growing old anymore. Right now my goal is the perfect can opener on that 3rd corner while staying in bounds, combining it with a j-hook of course. I wanna do my personal best and do it right, not just to hit a girl, but to perfect the hit"
—Motley Bruze, 40, Fort Myers Derby Girls


"I've always considered myself to be a strong woman, but I have met women with incredible physical, mental and emotional strength and I have come to admire them all"
—Sue Perduper, 45, Windy City Rollers