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" Since I came out of the closet, I've gotten to just really be myself and feel authentic and honest and genuine. It's just been a huge relief for me competitively. "

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" I've always been someone who's had to compartmentalize my life because I was in the closet, and I was in fear of outing myself. I always had so much going on in my mind and couldn't share it with anyone, so I actually feel like, now that I'm out, I have less to compartmentalize. "

Gus Kenworthy

My Life

Mind

Feel

" Getting to be authentic is so liberating. "

" If everyone could see everyone else the way their mom saw them, it would be a much better place for all of us. "

" I would probably say Breckenridge has the best park out of any resort. They build the best jumps, they have fun rails, and the pipe is well kept, too. "

" I think it's so important to have visibility and to break down stereotypes and stigmas and everything that people are so attached to. "

" As a kid, I just felt like I didn't really have anyone to look up to that I felt like I could really relate to, someone that was out and gay and also competing in sports and finding success. "

" For me, as a kid, I always felt like being gay was something that was going make people turn on me. "

" I look at photos of the Sochi Olympics - even though it sometimes seems like it was just yesterday - that photo doesn't even look like me. It looks like a child. I don't even recognize myself. "

Gus Kenworthy

Child

" The chance of messing up and falling significantly increases when you're flipping through the air three times while spinning and trying to grab your skis. "

" I think that being in the closet is really hard. It takes a toll on your mind. It takes a toll on you. I think it just makes every aspect of your life more difficult. "

" I'm representing the LGBT community, and I want to do well for them. "

" It's a life I would have never been able to foresee for myself, but I'm so grateful for it, and I really just loved skiing as a kid, and it's crazy how far it's taken me. "

Gus Kenworthy

Myself

Loved

" I always felt like I had something to prove, like I had to work twice as hard to make sure I got it. I knew I didn't want to be a good skier. I wanted to be the best. "

" It shows more courage to leave the house as a trans person than Trump has ever had to show. "

Gus Kenworthy

Leave

Person

" I hope that any gay kids see me as beacon of light, not just in sport but in general. "

" Hopefully, it gets to a point where, down the line, people don't have to come out. "

" More than I've wanted anything, I've wanted to do well at the X Games. "

" When we have people elected into office that believe in conversion therapy and are trying to strip trans rights in the military and do these things that are directly attacking the LGBT community, I have no patience. "

" I love that our country is one where you have the freedom to protest and to stand up for what you believe in and speak on it. "

" Figure skating, especially the longer performances, are such a feat. It requires so much stamina and is so beautiful. "

" I love Kim Chi the drag queen from 'RuPaul's Drag Race,' but I'm not sure about the food. "

" The world that I would want to get into would be acting. In the beginning, I would do stuff as myself if I had the opportunity to host events - host, like, a talk show. Something like that, I think, would be super amazing. "

" You don't want to be defined by one thing. But at the same point... When you are the first in something, that's gonna kinda be the title that sticks. And after Sochi, I was, like, the dog guy. Now I'm the gay guy, and it's fine by me. "

Gus Kenworthy

Now

Want

" I've gotten a lot of messages from kids struggling with their identity and sexuality, whether it's because they're in a religious family or a small town or a sport that's not very accepting. I've had a ton of outreach, and I've tried to get back to kids as best I could. "

" I realize how fortunate I am to have been able to make a life and career out of skiing. "

" Growing up, I always wanted kids, and that was one of the things that made it hard for me to accept being gay, but now I know it's totally an option to have kids. "

" I chose a public platform to come out. I wanted to have an impact with it. "

" I don't listen to music when I ski - I find it distracting - but I will sing to myself before I go to just get my mind out of what I'm doing and relax a little bit. "

" I spend so much of my time on the road and traveling. "

" All I can really say is to encourage anybody who's in the closet to come out, and congratulate anyone who has. "