Adam Rippon is easily one of the best things about the Winter Olympics. The U.S. figure skater already won a bronze medal with Team USA, and now he’s aiming to go for gold in his individual events.
Rippon has already won on Twitter though, and outside of Chloe Kim’s incredible food tweeting, it’s tough to see anyone challenging the GOAT when it comes to his quote game.
On learning from your mistakes ...
To all those who tweet at me saying that they “hope I fail”, I have failed many times many times in my life. But more importantly, I’ve learned from every setback, proudly own up to my mistakes, grown from disappointments, and now I’m a glamazon bitch ready for the runway.
— Adam Rippon (@Adaripp) February 13, 2018
On being in GQ ...
This is a shot from my shoot with @GQMagazine - I’m sitting in a Kohl’s parking lot bush. With the lights from the Taco Bell next door twinkling in my eye, Ryan Pfluger has never made me feel more beautiful. pic.twitter.com/fO2568HJJJ
— Adam Rippon (@Adaripp) February 10, 2018
On the unfortunately bland Olympic condoms ...
“Like, I’m not entirely sure what I was expecting. I thought maybe they’d have like Olympic rings on them or they’d be all different colors, but, no. It’s all a myth.”
On trying to team up with Reese Witherspoon ...
WHEN YOURE RIGHT, YOURE RIGHT, @RWitherspoon ❤️❤️❤️ Also!! Quick movie idea for you: You (played by you) tweet me in the middle of the night at the Olympics and I (played by me) die immediately. Thoughts? https://t.co/2p9b11QxEl
— Adam Rippon (@Adaripp) February 8, 2018
On what it’s like to be him ...
I was recently asked in an interview what its like to be a gay athlete in sports. I said that it’s exactly like being a straight athlete. Lots of hard work but usually done with better eye brows.
— Adam Rippon (@Adaripp) December 28, 2017
On motivation ...
The REAL one for I did for TV says “my mom” but, like, I needed this one for myself because it was the first thing that actually popped in my head and I thought I was so funny. pic.twitter.com/aC5X7wQ7bY
— Adam Rippon (@Adaripp) February 5, 2018
On Mike Pence ...
“I don’t want my Olympic experience to be about Mike Pence. You know, I want it to be about my amazing skating and being America’s sweetheart.”
On having your poses down ...
While you were busy being heterosexual, I studied the blade pic.twitter.com/rsYF2oF08j
— Adam Rippon (@Adaripp) January 24, 2018
Rippon is an absolute delight, and he’s having a ball in Pyeongchang after all the work it took to get there. Also, let’s never forget the time he sang Rihanna’s “Diamonds in the Sky” and then skated to it, slaying both.