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    When an Athlete Goes Catty

    February 26, 2006

    I'm glad someone collected a smattering of quotes from the U.S.'s very outspoken figure skater Johnny Weir (whose name I keep mistyping as "Weird"). Being in Pittsburgh I'm used to hearing trash talk delivered by huge football players who threaten pain, so it's especially funny to see such catty comments from a 21-year-old figure skating "diva."

    Updated: February 26, 2006

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