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.

Thursday, November 29, 2012

I once told the worlds media at the Olympics that I didn’t perform well because my aura was black and I missed a bus to the arena and had to find other means of transportation in a foreign country and it just wasn’t my night. Couldn’t I have just told them I was nervous and didn’t have a good skate? A sane person perhaps would have gone with the uttermost truth, but while I didn’t lie, I still had to find a way to describe my feelings to the world and have them understand me. This plan of course backfired and I got cast as an insane lady-boy who believes in auras and can’t read a bus timetable.
--fcnp.com, "Johnny's World: Failure" November 29, 2012  
(on his 2006 Olympics free skate performance)

Blogger's note: "worlds" as in original 
Posted by Nancy Knisley at 11:45 AM
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