Elvis Stojko
Elvis Stojko
Elvis Stojko, MSC, MSMis a Canadian figure skater. He is a three-time World champion, two-time Olympic silver medalist, and seven-time Canadian champion...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionFigure Skater
Date of Birth22 March 1972
CityNewmarket, Canada
CountryCanada
mistake figure-skating learn-from-your-mistakes
You always learn from your mistakes.
sports style different
Just a whole different style, just a whole different way of going about an audience and a way about skating. And they are so brilliant in their own way, which is great, and that's what Brian was saying; is the styles are different, and it's the whole mentality.
sports want process
I don't want to prove to anyone or prove to myself. I'd rather just enjoy and show myself that I am capable of doing it and actually going through the process.
sports practice done
I could not have done anymore, I had pushed myself to a limit that I had never touched before and that's definitely going to change you - than going out and doing what you do in practice every day.
inspirational past today
The past is history, the future is a mystery. But today is a gift...that's why they call it the present. So cherish every minute of it.
skating
I won't be skating for the rest of my life, that's for sure
guy age get-better
All I know is that skating is getting better, the guys are getting better throughout the whole age range
home hard-work roots
But a lot of my training can be done in Aston - a lot of the hard work, so to speak. But a new atmosphere, a new place, and it's good for me because I didn't want to get stuck in one spot, so coming home is good, back and forth, you know, where my roots are.
stronger way difficult
A lot of times when you go through a very traumatic situation and it's emotionally difficult to deal with you come back spiritually stronger. It changes you in a way.
figure-skating worthwhile
It takes a lot of patience and a lot of time to create something worthwhile.
inspiration years soul
After you've done it for so many years, you have to find a new direction. You have to find something in your soul that's going to push you towards - to find your inspiration.
sports squash done
Always looked up to Brian and his skating, I loved his skating and what he had done for the sport. And the triple axel, that was the thing, and I wanted a triple axel.
sports years numbers
Technically, the last number of years, partially from the injury, it's been difficult to push forward but I felt even before the injury that I still could do more and was sort of at a stalemate.
believe keys long
A skater goes through a lot of different feelings during a competition. Staying calm is the key point. You feel a little anxious, a little nervous, a little unsettled. That's when you've got to trust your feelings, trust your abilities. Believe in what you have worked for so long to achieve. Have faith in yourself.