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.

Friday, March 25, 2011

[What's harder: writing a book, winning an Olympic medal, or squeezing into a spandex bodysuit?]

They're all pretty difficult. I'd say winning an Olympic medal is probably the hardest, but writing the book was hard because you go through all those memories, and you have to decide which ones are the good ones, and what stories are kind of funny, and which ones make you cry, and it's hard. But thankfully, there are editors for that. There are no editors for the Olympic competition. And squeezing into the bodysuit, if it's right after summer, or right after a holiday, that can be tough, you need the Vaseline.
--thefeast.com, "Skater Johnny Weir Talks Spandex, Lagerfeld, and Vaseline," video made January 15, 2011 at West Hartford CT book signing, posted January 25, 2011
Posted by Nancy Knisley at 9:40 PM
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