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
coming easily flow injured practicing quite
Before I injured my shoulder, I was practicing quads in practice, things were coming back quite easily for me and started to flow forward.
competing confident decisions regards sure
But I'm very confident and very sure of myself on my decision, and the decisions I have made in regards to, you know, competing as an amateur.
figure-skating worthwhile
It takes a lot of patience and a lot of time to create something worthwhile.
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.
mistake figure-skating learn-from-your-mistakes
You always learn from your mistakes.
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.
moving order focus
You have to be able to focus, to control your energy. You need to make it your ally, instead of trying to harness it, to muscle it. That wastes energy too. There has to be a harmony between you and your body. Your mind and your body, and your soul have to connect in order to move forward. And this comes through relaxation.
mom dad dancer
My mom was a dancer, my dad's a singer and I've always had that kind of music in my life.
opportunity progress different
You're always learning on different avenues and this is an opportunity for me to start on a fresh plate and start learning some other things that can really help me, that I need, and I want, to progress forward.
olympics wow pressure
And then, looking back at my first Olympics, and when the pressure was on, in '94 and '98, and looking back and going, wow. I sensed and felt what Brian had gone through.
mistake moving mean
I always push forward. It doesn't mean that I'll be perfect. I make mistakes -- but I learn from my mistakes, and move on.
sports nice winning
Just before I got down here I had a chance to see Agassi play another game and he smoked another player, which was nice to see. Someone who a lot of people thought couldn't come back and now he's winning.
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 champion trying
I trained and trained and went up against Kurt, then being a world champion in '94, and after that I did Tommy's tour and then my tour and all this stuff and just trying to deal with it all. And now, I've just kind of backed off a little.