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In a memoir as candid and unconventional as Johnny Weir himself, the three time U.S National Champion figure skater who electrified the 2010 Winter Olympics shares his glamorous, gritty, heartbreaking, hopeful, and just plain fabulous life story How does a boy from rural Pennsylvania become an all American original style icon on the ice and off, adored by fans around the world, and hailed as The Lady Gaga of skating Salon.com The answers are here, in his invigorating and thoroughly entertaining chronicle of the emergence of his natural talents for skating and horseback riding the physically and emotionally grinding path to becoming a champion a family who sacrificed everything to support his passions an ability to rise again after the most devastating defeats and never look back an appreciation of style from his mom and self discipline that would be from his dad and a fearless confidence to say whatever s on his mind.Because when you re Johnny Weir, you don t worry about what other people think You let everyone else worry about that for you. Welcome to his world. Download Welcome to My World Author Johnny Weir – kino-fada.fr There s a lot of myth that surrounds Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir myth created from fanciful assumptions and media speculation Johnny makes a drug analogy in a press conference ohmygod, he s a drug addict Johnny poses half naked in a pair of stilettos for a photo shoot ohmygod, his life is all hedonism and debauchery Johnny makes some snide comments about rival Evan Lysacek ohmygod, he s a diva bitch from hell This is very much a setting the record straight memoir The reality, There s a lot of myth that surrounds Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir myth create...I think my reaction to this book can be summed us as follows 1 Oh, Johnny In all iterations of possible tone 2 They really treated him pretty shabbily at the Vancouver Olympics and I m not talking about the scores The insult of introducing a three time US Champion and bronze World medalist with Johnny speaks French and Russian and likes fashion is kind of stunningly dickish all these years later.All in all, the book says pretty much what I expected it to say and would, perhaps, have pred I think my reaction to this book can be summed us as follows 1 Oh, Johnny In all iterations of possible tone 2 They really treated him pretty shabbily at the Vancouver Olympics and I m not talking about the scores The insult of introducing a three time...At first, when I added this to my Goodreads list, I thought to myself, Well, of course I m giving it a five It s Johnny And then now, after just finishing it, I realize that it actually deserves the five I m giving it.First of all, no shockers here, I absolutely love Johnny Weir I love him as a person, I love his skating, I love his attitude and views on countless topics that mirrored my own, but I was too afraid to speak up about So of course, I had to order this book Well, technically At first, when I added this to my Goodreads list, I thought to myself, Well, of course I m giving it a five It s Johnny And then now, after just finishing it, I realize that it actually deserves the five I m giving it.First of all, no shockers here, I absolutely love Johnny Weir I love him as a person, I love his skating, I love his attitude and views on countless topics that mirrored my own, but I was too afraid to speak up about So of course, I had to order this book Well, technically, my mother ordered it for my birthday And a first edition autographed copy too Overwhelming I started reading it one night after the long wait for it to arrive and had to put it down a couple times and think before I could continue This wasn ...I m a completist when it comes to figure skating biographies, otherwise I ll admit I might have passed on this one Weir, although he s the type of man who usually interests me gay, determined on his own path, etc for some reason has never captured my attention beyond a few fine skates he had earlier in his career I suspect it s because of his obsession with fashion and other glam pursuits, which are anathema to me The front of the dustjacket of his book could not beindicative of th I m a completist when it comes to figure skating biographies, otherwise I ll admit I might have passed on this one Weir, although he s the type of man who usually interests me gay, determined on his own path, etc for some reason has never captured my attention beyond a few fine skates he had earlier in his career I suspect it s because of his obsession with fashion and other glam pursuits, which are anathema to me The front of the dustjacket of his book could not beindicative of this Johnny looking flirtatiously over one shoulder, in furs and jewels, holding up an enormous disco ball with an absurdly elongated stiletto He seems to be daring us not...This was tough to rate because I couldn t decide what criteria to use My theory is that your enjoyment of this book will be directly proportional to how much you love Johnny Weir It s not, like, some life changing piece of literature, obviously.I happen to love Johnny Weir, so this was a very easy book for me to read and enjoy This book will give you insight into how hard he worked for what he has achieved in his career The boy is certainly not without his faults he can be very immature and This was tough to rate because I couldn t decide what criteria to use My theory is that your enjoyment of this book will be directly proportional to how much you love Johnny Weir It s not, like, some life changing piece of literature, obviously.I ...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here My other Olympic love, Johnny Weir As much as I love the poise Olympians have, I like his brashness when it comes down to it Some things he is a total ass and diva about and I just want to slap him but at the same time, I totally love what he does Guess that is his charm.This book talked a lot about his rise in the ice skating world, just a small part on his personal life and fall out from competing and what or what not does the future hold Some things he says I totally agree with like ac My other Olympic love, Johnny Weir As much as I love the poise Olympians have, I like his brashness when it comes down to it Some thing...I ll keep this short, lest I take my ranting over the top Luckily it only took me about 5 hrs to get though it because I got so pissed off reading it Johnny is so contraditory it takes all credibility away from him I absoloutely hated the way that he would talk about other peoples thoughts and feelings as if he knew exactly what everyone was thinking when in fact he was only guessing Normally reading autobiograhpical books gives me new insight to the person and gives me new respect for them I ll keep this short, lest I take my ranting over the top Luck...Hero.I started following figure skating when I moved to Switzerland in 2001 In Italy my home country this sport was not as popular as football No ice rinks, only stadiums Then Torino my home town was selected to host the 2006 Winter Olympic Games and skaters started to be as adored as football players Back in 2001 St phane Lambiel was starting making himself known in Switzerland and in the skating world His talent caught my eye and I immediately became fan still am.I don t remember the fir I started following figure skating when I moved to Switzerland in 2001 In Italy my home country this sport was not as popular as football No ice rinks, only stadiums Then Torino my home town was selected to host the 2006 Winter Olympic Games and skaters started to be as adored as football players Back in 2001 St phane Lambiel was starting making himself known in Switzerland and in the skating world His talent caught my eye and I immediately became fan still am.I don t remember the first time I saw Johnny Weir on tv, but I was awestruck a skater who moved on the ice like a ballet dancer He was a pleasure to watch.So St phane and Johnny became the reason I was hooked every year in front of my tv to watch figure skating competitions.They had what other skaters did not ha...What struck me about this was how young Olympians are for their moments of fame Not only are they chronologically young, but the relentless training regimen leaves them little time for the everyday experiences that help youths mature This comes through in areas where Johnny, himself, realizes his youth talking about rebellion, first apartment night away from home, first trip to NYC, hormones, etc and even when it isn t mentioned such as in dealing with the extreme highs and lows of winning What struck me about this was how young Olympians are for their moments of fame Not only are they chronologically young, but the relentless training regimen leaves them little time for the everyday experiences that help youths mature This comes through in areas where Johnny, himself, realizes his youth talking about rebellion, first apartment night away from home, first trip to NYC, hormones, etc and even when it isn t mentioned such as in dealing with the extreme highs and lows of winning and losing tough for battled hardened adultsso for the vulnerable young athletes.The USFSA does not know or understand that the debt it owes to Johnny Weir Just as Martina and, a generation later, the Williams sisters respectively invigorated and re invi...

• English
• 08 August 2018
Johnny Weir
• Hardcover
• 266 pages
• 1451610289
• Johnny Weir
• Welcome to My World