Gus Kenworthy : (4)

" When you’re able to love and appreciate and take pride with yourself, that makes everything easier. It makes it easier to train, it makes it easier to be in the gym, and it makes it easier for everyone else to accept and love you. " - Gus Kenworthy

" I chose a public platform to come out. I wanted to have an impact with it. " - Gus Kenworthy

" I definitely carry a little bit of a burden with me, being a gay athlete going to the Olympics. I think that there’s pressure on me… It presents an amazing opportunity, and I think that it kind of gives us a chance to shed people’s misconceptions and just kind of, like, break down barriers. " - Gus Kenworthy

" For me, as a kid, I always felt like being gay was something that was going make people turn on me. " - Gus Kenworthy