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.

Saturday, November 3, 2012

My whole life I just wanted to live. I wanted to be me. I didn’t want to push an agenda, and I didn’t want to make more people like me. I didn’t want to make anyone believe in my life. All I wanted to do was to live, and if me being married to a man is interesting to people, I’m proud of it.
--goldenskate.com, "Weir rearing to get back into 'dog and pony' show" by Tatjana Flade, October 12, 2012 

Blogger's note: In the published article, the end of the third sentence read: "I didn’t want to make more people to like me." I'm not sure if this was a grammatical mistake by Johnny, a typo, or perhaps a translation issue by a non-native English speaking writer.
Posted by Nancy Knisley at 9:01 AM
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