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.

Monday, December 5, 2011

It involves everything. Music and emotion and theater, dance, costuming, theatrics. All these things go into one sport--that's insane. If you're in high school, you can get your theater and your gym all done in one place.
--sports.espn.go.com, Outside the Lines, "Johnny Weir is a Real Man" by Jim Caple, January 14, 2010
(on figure skating)
Posted by Nancy Knisley at 5:52 PM
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