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" The gymnastic events are really what I tune into the Summer Olympics for. "

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" I got into figure skating for the art of it, as well as the sport, and how much I love it. And, you know, I do everything that I want. I march to my own drummer. Sometimes people have an issue with that, and I can't control it. "

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

" 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. "

" I hope that more children have the same opportunities as me, with the same parents as me, that let me be an individual, who gave me freedom, and taught me to believe in myself before anyone else would believe in me. "

" I'd say in general, my style is Johnny Weir style. It's my style. I can't classify it as anything else. "

" Statistically, I'd say there are about as many gay figure skaters as there are gay football players. The majority are straight. There are just those few exceptions, and those are the ones who have gotten picked on and followed over the years. "

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

" I'm not really one to go out in public in dresses too often. I definitely mix it up between masculine and feminine all the time, but wearing a dress goes a little bit too far. "

" I totally understand that I am a little outrageous in some ways... I'm a little un-P.C., but I really wish I had the chance to perform for the American fans. "

" I grew my beard out a little bit just to show that, indeed, I am a man. "

" I definitely don't think of myself as an actual male model. I'm far too short and my legs are far too muscular. "

" I have a whole fur closet. I'm not afraid of PETA. "

" 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. "

" To be honest, I just want to go somewhere where I can wear a white Speedo. "

" I'm an insomniac. Ambien is my best friend. "

" Whether I moved people to throw punches or cry, I did that through my art and what I do. I would never take that experience away to race against a speedometer. Or play on a team. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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? "

" When you are an athlete, it's difficult to take time off and say you want to come back without everyone judging you and attacking you. "

" Ice shows give us the opportunity to forget ourselves and just perform. They are amazing opportunities to be in front of audience to try out new material, to show new costuming. It's an incredible opportunity to do what we do without the stress of worrying about what a judge is going to say. "

" 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. "

" I'm a huge fur fan; it's no secret to anyone anymore. "

" I will be 60 or 70 years old still rocking my Chanel blazer with my hair all coiffed. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I've always wanted to make a music video with skating and different imagery, something very artistic. "

" I'm going to skate exactly the way I want to, create programs that I like, and everything will fall into place where it is supposed to. "

" 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. "