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I showed myself a lesser version of myself that night, and I’m glad I learned from it.

Johnny Weir

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Johnny Weir
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: July 2
Actor
Figure Skater
Coatesville
Pennsylvania
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When you have an audience standing and screaming the entire way through the short program and cheering every element you do, whether it's footwork, or spin, or a jump, to have that kind of emotion coming at you from every direction in the building, it's the most amazing sensation you can get as a sportsman.
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I'm not commercial, I'm not for Special K cereal and I'm not a Wheaties boy I'm a little bit more avant-garde, a little bit more out there.
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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.
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Out of ugly, make something beautiful.
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I drink Vitamin Water nonstop - I should have an IV.
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I'm a tough person. I wasn't afraid of other kids because I understood that someday they'd wash my car.
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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.
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I grew my beard out a little bit just to show that indeed I am a man.
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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.
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I don't eat as much as an athlete should. I just don't like it.
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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.
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The booing and the drama help make the Olympics interesting, but at what cost? When will people finally get tired of it and start watching the X-Games or competitive tire rolling instead?
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Masculinity is what you believe it to be. I think masculinity and femininity is something that's very old-fashioned. There's a whole new generation of people who aren't defined by their sex or race or who they like to sleep with.
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The gymnastic events are really what I tune into the Summer Olympics for.
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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.
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I'd say in general, my style is Johnny Weir style. It's my style. I can't classify it as anything else.
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To me, figure skating is an art form, and that's what I always try to bring in, even to my competitive programs.
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I definitely don't think of myself as an actual male model. I'm far too short and my legs are far too muscular.
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I'm hoping my presence alone in Russia will be a show of strength for the Russian LGBT community.
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I want to create things while I have time on Earth, and the art of costume and culture has always inspired me.
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