For me I was lucky to have a badass mofo of a dad who was a wind junky. He got me hooked early on and 20 years later here we are still obsessed and keen for session. Let's hear your story in the comments.
Very cheap offer in 2004 to get more girls into the sport, I did a free initiation snowkiting, then thought I should get some kitesurfing equipment before a big surf road trip down to Portugal to have something to do when it would be too windy for surfing. Twenty years later, I'm still not that good at surfing but I don't miss a windy day!