When I was watching the men’s event the other night and nobody was
skating as if they wanted to win the gold medal, I wanted to jump out of
the booth. I kept poking Tara and it was hard to watch because I knew that my
level of competition, even when I was retiring in the fall, that I could
have competed with those guys.
--usatoday.com, "Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski sound off about 'the little girl' and the women's field" by Gary Mihoces, February 19, 2014
(on the Sochi Olympics men's free program)
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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, February 25, 2014
Labels:
behavior,
competition/competitions,
criticism,
figure skating,
himself,
medal/placement/scores,
Olympics,
other skaters,
performances,
Tara Lipinski
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