Johnny Weir

Whether witty or wise, controversial or charming, shocking or silly, sweet or sassy, provocative or profound, inspiring or infuriating--or any combination of those--Johnny Weir, the three-time U.S. Champion, two-time Olympian, and World medalist figure skater, almost always says something worth quoting whenever he commentates a skating competition, makes a TV appearance, gives an interview, holds a press conference, writes, tweets, or is caught on video. His quotes needed to be collected and shared; hence this blog.

Saturday, September 18, 2010

I think figure skating fans and federations and people involved in the sport in general want these perfect little packages. They want it gift-wrapped. They want a pretty little girl to pop out and be able to do everything. Win all the gold medals and retire--and God only knows where she goes after that. That's what they want. But I'm a real person. I have real friends. I do real things.
--nbcolympics.com, "Johnny Weir: In his own words," pre-2006 Olympics interview
Posted by Nancy Knisley at 9:36 AM
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4 comments:

  1. germansoulmateSeptember 19, 2010 at 7:09 AM

    That´s a very good one. Point on.

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  2. KarenSeptember 19, 2010 at 9:45 AM

    Is there a link for this interview? I've never seen it before and there are so many articles by that title that I can't find it through google!

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  3. Nancy KnisleySeptember 19, 2010 at 5:07 PM

    The three part article, that I understand is a condensed version of an extensive video interview, is long-gone from NBC's site, but you can read it starting here.

    I've had my eye out for the original video interview, but that's also long-gone from the NBC site and, as many of you know, NBC is very protective of its copyrights, so if the video was posted by someone, NBC has blocked access. If anyone can help me out in my search for the video, I'd very much appreciate your help.

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  4. germansoulmateSeptember 20, 2010 at 6:13 AM

    I think I love you right now for providing the link. This blog´s getting close to being my favourite one.

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