Well, my family was sick of me talking about Pokemon (at my age) and my friends didn't want to battle me anymore cause I kicked their sorry butts.
I wanted something bigger and better from Pokemon, you know? So I decided to "put up or shut up". I checked out some sites and eventually found, what I consider to be, the epicenter of Competitive Battling. The Pokecommunity. I've only been battling competitively for a little over a month now, but I've been hooked ever since.
What about yourself? How did you find competitive battling?