100% self motivated, self taught. Didn't start skiing until college, because my parents didn't ski, and told me it was too expensive.
Of the very, very few complaints I have about my childhood, it's that my parents only really made available the 'usual' recreations (i.e. baseball, basketball) i.e., all the activities at which I'm terrible. I had no guidance when those individual activities I learned that I really loved, cycling and skiing, became more available to me. No one in my family shares any of my hobbies, with the exception of woodcutting, lol.
speaking of woodcutting. can i hire you for a day? ;-) i have a ton of standing BTUs and no desire to pay a tree guy to drop them.