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Johnny Weir Biography

John Garvin Weir (born July 2, 1984) is an American figure skater, fashion designer, and television commentator. He is a two-time Olympian, the 2008 World bronze medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, the 2001 World Junior Champion, and a three-time U.S. national champion (2004–2006). He is also known for his sports commentary with Tara Lipinski, as well as his work in LGBTQ activism.

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Despite the usual idea of a figure skater, I have no rhythm when it comes to even walking off the ice. I fall off curbs all the time.

Fall, Figure, Ice, Ideas, Usual

I am an American man, and in America, we still think of figure skaters as little girls in pretty, sparkly dresses - I worked very hard to change the perception and image of figure skating, and I think I've done a great job on my end, but in figure skating, taste needs to evolve.

Figure, Girl, Girls, Jobs, Men, Pretty

We are each an army of one. March forward with your army, never let go of your future and never listen to idiots who tell you ‘no. ’

Army, Future, Let, Letting Go, March

I still have so much passion to perform. . . That's who Johnny Weir is: I'm a figure skater, I'm an athlete. I want to have fun and enjoy it.

Athlete, Fun, Johnny, Passion, Skater

In figure skating, your body can only last for so long. I can't be 50 and trying to skate but I can be 50 and be in fashion, so I have to look to my future and what I want to achieve.

Achieve, Fashion, Long, Look, Skate, Trying

I played soccer, and I was the kid who ran the wrong way, or I was pretending to be some sort of zebra and I would flail my arms and kick up my legs.

Kids, Pretending, Soccer, Way, Zebra, Zebras

I feel like at the Olympics I gave the best performance of my life and I wasn't rewarded for that as an athlete. Yes, my fans and my mom were happy about it, but I didn't win that gold medal.

Athlete, Fans, Mom, Winning, Yes

Creating emotion was what my career was all about. I wanted people to laugh at me; I wanted people to cry with me. I wanted people to feel good or to think about something when they watched me. I think that's why, even not being an Olympic champion, I have such a huge following around the world.

Career, Careers, Creating, Huge, People, Thinking

That makes me think of spandex-covered football players. It's not me. I'm in rhinestones and velvet, not spandex.

Football, Player, Thinking, Velvet, Spandex

I think I've gotten more attention after the Olympics than any other U. S. athlete, and it's really great that people are recognizing who I am and what I do. You look at Shaq and you see a basketball player. You look at Tiger Woods and you see a golfer. But people are responding to who I am.

Athlete, Basketball, Golfer, People, See, Thinking

I suppose being fierce is a very good thing, and a very cool thing. But more than fierce, I think I'm a strong person and a strong individual. And that's what I take with me every day.

Day, Fierce, Strong, Thinking

I'm a tough person. I wasn't afraid of other kids because I understood that someday they'd wash my car.

Afraid, Car, Kids, Person, Tough, Tough Person

No mother wants to hear her son say he's gay. Those two words rip the picture of a daughter-in-law and grandchildren into pieces. I felt sorry for my mom and wanted her to know everything was going to be all right. But then she said, 'I don't really care, Johnny, as long as I know that you are going to be happy. '

Daughter, Happy, Know, Mom, Mother, Said

I think being in the public eye can only help me launch into the world of fashion.

Eye, Fashion, Launch, Public, Thinking

You only live once. Life is a show

Life, Life Is, Live, Show, Shows, You Only Live Once

For me, I skate as masculine as I can. I'm not a big strong guy. I'm not interested in fighting or throwing punches or balling my hands in fists all day. I'm not interested in guns, I'm not interested in football or stereotypically masculine things, so I'm going to skate in a fashion that is manly for Johnny Weir.

Fashion, Football, Punches, Strong, Throwing

Figure skating is theatrical, and a part of it is wearing costumes. My costumes were very over-the-top and outrageous for figure skating. But for me, it's all beautiful. Even when nobody else believed they were beautiful, I felt beautiful in them.

Beautiful, Costumes, Felt, Skating

In spite of all the skills that I do have, to relate to the normal world I have no applicable skills. I can speak Russian, I can speak French. I know about Chanel. Especially vintage Chanel. I know what Halston is. All of these things, but they can't really be applied to a nine-to-five.

Applied, Chanel, Skills, Speaks French, Spite, Vintage

My family, the support of my friends, the amount of people that have written and come up to me on the street and said, 'Thank you for representing us,' and Adam Lambert, and Lady Gaga, that's been amazing.

Friends, Lady, My Family, People, Said, Support

To me, skating should look effortless even when you're doing the hardest of elements.

Elements, Hardest, Look, Looks, Skating

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