I've been landing at least one quad every day in practice. I want to do it, for me more than for anything else. It's an element I've been missing and chasing for a long time.

That's something that at the end of the day, I know even if I make everyone angry and say things that nobody likes, my mom will still support what I said because I said it. She thinks its funny when I say crazy things in the media. She doesn't take it that seriously.

I have been a figure skater for so long that when I stopped that competitive day-to-day grind, I didn't know what to do with myself. I don't know how the world works outside of being barked at by a Ukrainian woman and watching my weight.

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.

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.

This was a year when the Olympic team should have been bigger. I know we'll have a good team, but we'll be missing some people who I personally hoped would make it.