Quotes by Johnny Weir

About Johnny Weir:

John Garvin is an American figure skater. He is 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).
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Music is fun, but I'm an ice skater. I may sing songs and do shows, make movies and other things... that's all well and good and I enjoy it, and I would never trade any of those for anything. But figure skating is who I am.

Johnny Weir

I definitely feel like I'm more of an artist than an athlete. But I'm good at both.

Johnny Weir

I have always thought that being a good American is appreciating the world, not just your own country.

Johnny Weir

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.

Johnny Weir

Michael Phelps is a sporting god among men. It is hard to say if anyone will ever match his accomplishments, but it has been an honor to see him become a legend. He makes me proud of the American sports institution and proud of the sports that get ma...

Johnny Weir

Now the fact that people are saying, 'Oh my God, he's finally come out' - I was never in.

Johnny Weir

I'm not ashamed to be me. More than anyone else I know, I love my life and accept myself. What's wrong with being unique? I am proud of everything that I am and will become.

Johnny Weir

I don't want to spend my life on an ice cube.

Johnny Weir

You only live once. Life is a show.

Johnny Weir

I've lived my whole life exactly the way I've wanted to. Being gay, being white, being male, it doesn't matter to me. They're all things I'm born with.

Johnny Weir

The life of an athlete does have to be lonely and you have to be focused on your craft and what you do. Loneliness is just a sacrifice you make as an Olympic-level athlete.

Johnny Weir

Finding someone to share your life with is one of the most important things a human can do and was preached to me by my mother.

Johnny Weir

I think it is important for young people to see other young people on television doing something positive with their life, making positive changes and growing. I don't think there is enough of that on TV. I mean, we've got 'Jersey Shore,' and I don't...

Johnny Weir

It's of very little importance to me that I was born gay. It doesn't make me a better athlete, it doesn't make me a stronger person, it doesn't really do anything to enhance my life. It's just something I was born with, the same as green eyes.

Johnny Weir

I want to be judged by who I am, not what I am. I mean, I am Johnny Weir. Judge me the way you see me, love me the way you see me, hate me the way you see me.

Johnny Weir

I love the Olympic Games. The Olympics are an event that few can fathom but all can enjoy, and that's why athletes work our whole lives to put on the greatest show on Earth.

Johnny Weir

I would love to be a spokes model for Karl Lagerfeld or Balenciaga or something like that.

Johnny Weir

I'd love to learn how to foxtrot and cha cha. Believe it or not, I have terrible dancing skills. I can do everything on the ice, but as soon as you put me on the ground, I'm that person that falls down walking off a curb.

Johnny Weir

Nothing shocks me anymore. I've embraced men in thongs, I've embraced women with padded bras. I mean, I can embrace Larry King saying 'fierce.'

Johnny Weir

Anytime you get men in glitter, it's a flamboyant occasion!

Johnny Weir

Nobody gets lucky all the time. Nobody can win all the time. Nobody's a robot. Nobody's perfect.

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Author Bio

  • NameJohnny Weir
  • DescriptionFigure skater
  • BornJuly 2, 1984
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSportsperson