Johnny Weir is a skater who is dedicated to American sports. He skated for 17 years, beginning in 1996 and finishing in 2013. Johnny Weir’s notoriety or fame grows as a result of his three-time reign as US National Skate Champion. His hairdo is presently causing controversy, and he received tremendous accolades during the Winter Olympics closing ceremony.
This incredible skater was born on July 2, 1984, in Pennsylvania, USA, to parents John and Patti Weir. He is of Norwegian descent and holds dual citizenship in the United States. Johnny Weir, in addition to being a professional skater, is also a TV personality who has his own show, Be Good Johnny Weir.
Here are his top 91 quotations that will aid you in every case.
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Love me I do. Not everything, but I love the good as well as the bad. I love my crazy lifestyle, and I love my hard discipline. I love my freedom of speech and the way my eyes get dark when I’m tired. I love that I have learned to trust people with my heart, even if it will get broken. I am proud of everything that I am and will become.”― Johnny Weir
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“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.’”― Johnny Weir
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“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.”― JOHNNY WEIR
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“Being in the public eye is part of what I do, and taking on a multitude of different projects – television, radio, fashion, writing or deep-sea diving – is a blessing. It is also how I pay my bills and fund my own skating, as I don’t have a sponsor or financial help from my federation.”― Johnny Weir
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“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
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“I grew my beard out a little bit just to show that, indeed, I am a man.”― Johnny Weir
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“Nobody gets lucky all the time. Nobody can win all the time. Nobody’s a robot. Nobody’s perfect.”― Johnny Weir
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“Of course, I was bullied and of course I was called names – my last name is Weir. That’s very, very close to ‘weird,’ or ‘queer’ and any of those words. But I’ve never been anyone to cry over spilled milk or be upset because kids don’t like me, or people don’t like me… It makes my skin stronger and thicker. And why cry? Your mascara runs.”― Johnny Weir
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“I’m different, and I have to be a warrior to be that way. But I have had some success; I hope I have touched the lives of some wonderful people, all by being what I see as myself but some others people see as different.”― Johnny Weir
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“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
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“So many people in the gay community have always asked me to come out, say it like it is, and help our cause. But for me… I think my biggest statement I could give to the world is to be strong being myself… you have to make something of yourself, and that’s what makes us strong.”― Johnny Weir
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“I’m going to be a happy housewife. I’m going to be washing boxers and cooking and doing all those sorts of housewife duties. I just want to be happy and proud of every single day.”― Johnny Weir
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“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 mass attention only every four years.”― Johnny Weir
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“The skating community is very fickle. And with me, they’re especially fickle for whatever reason. Maybe I bring it on myself, but if you don’t prove yourself and you don’t skate consistently, then they can very easily write you off and bring somebody from behind you and put them in your place.”― Johnny Weir
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“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
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“I don’t take on a project unless I know the end result is going to make me happy. If I can’t give 100 percent to something, I choose not to do it because it’s very difficult to have so many pots on the fire at one time.”― Johnny Weir
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“ANYTIME YOU GET MEN IN GLITTER, IT’S A FLAMBOYANT OCCASION!”― JOHNNY WEIR
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“I’m an ice skater. I’m all about the glitter.”― Johnny Weir
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“I will be 60 or 70 years old still rocking my Chanel blazer with my hair all coiffed.”― Johnny Weir
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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.”― Johnny Weir
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“There’s a lot in my closet. I’ve been collecting things since I was five. I’m definitely a pack rat. I’m not a hoarder, but I’m definitely a pack rat. I will keep anything if I have a memory in it or a good moment.”― Johnny Weir
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“Fashion is something that I want to be involved with for a long time, and I want to show that I can give people what they want while still keeping my pizzazz and my razzle-dazzle.”― Johnny Weir
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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.”― Johnny Weir
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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.”― Johnny Weir
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“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.”― Johnny Weir
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“I think being in the public eye can only help me launch into the world of fashion.”― Johnny Weir
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“I never ever wanted to change my sport… Figure skating was my outlet, it was my breath, it was how I could live and transmit everything I was feeling and everything I had worked for and given up and all these sacrifices I’d made throughout the years. It was how I could make them all worth it.”― Johnny Weir
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“Figure skating is theatrical. It’s artistic. It’s elegant. It’s extremely athletic. And there’s a very specific audience for that.”― Johnny Weir
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“If just one person, one child who is made to feel isolated, looks at me and sees that it is okay to be your own person and walk down your own path, then everything I have ever gone through will be worth it.”― Johnny Weir
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“I wouldn’t participate in ‘Stars on Ice’ if I were asked. I find it an amateurish tour in a way, the production quality.”― Johnny Weir
