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.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

I'm misread, I think. People tend to think that I'm putting on an act, or that I'm being "refreshing," as they say, just to appeal to a different demographic, a different set of people. And it's not that. This whole career, this whole journey for me, has just been about myself. It's a very selfish dream to want to go to the Olympics and to compete well, win medals, that kind of thing.
--nbcolympics.com, "Johnny Weir: In his own words," pre-2006 Olympics interview
Posted by Nancy Knisley at 5:39 AM
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