这里有一篇关于当前经济形势与花样滑冰的文章，Johnny是特约采访嘉宾。
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?...ing&id=3838904
Johnny的父亲丧失了工作能力，他的妈妈最近丢了一份工作（MS妈妈有好几份工作），Johnny支持自己（教练和服装）以及全家，有时入不敷出，连电话费都付不起
"We don't have huge contracts like in the late '90s and early 2000s," Weir said. "... There are times when I can't afford to pay my phone bill because I have to pay my coach or pay for costumes or pay for this and pay for that."
"Of course the federation helps how they can ... but it's not enough to where you can totally focus on skating," Weir said. "I don't know everyone's financial situation, but I'm sure a lot of skaters, especially top-level skaters in America, go home at night and figure out how they're going to pay their electric bill and telephone bill and go to practice the next day and pay for everything else they need to pay for.
"Right now, there just isn't a lot of money in the country."
"It's been this way for several years and now, with the economy in the situation that it is, of course it hurts more," Weir said. "It's a very tough situation for everyone, not just athletes and figure skaters.
"I can say that I'm so happy that I have a job that isn't in the automobile manufacturing stem of the economy," he added. "I have a job that isn't necessarily a 'real job.' I can do what I love to do and I'm not going to lose my job." |
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