[Q. Have you ever done anything incredibly stupid just to prove a point? If so, what?]

In a sign of solidarity, I used to fall down on purpose just so my pair partner wouldn’t feel bad if she fell. In my training time with my first coach, I would storm off the ice to show that I’d had enough and didn’t need to hear her, but in reality I was just missing my own training time. I wore my Bosco Sport clothes that say “Russia” all over them at major competitions simply because I didn’t feel any support from the American Federation, and I wanted to prove to them that I could do everything I wanted without them and without playing their games. But many people who don’t know my past issues or who are just casual skating fans thought I hated America, which was never the case. Point is: I always have done and will continue to do things to prove a point, stupid or not.
--figureskatersonline.com/johnnyweir, Q & A With Johnny, September 2011