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
mean champion world
By no means because I am a World Champion will I ever stop learning and that’s the biggest thing that’s difficult for someone to see.
inspiration found draws
When you're younger, your inspiration is there. As you get older, it tends to waver. Once you find it - I found it again - that's where you can draw from. That's where you draw your strength from.
real way intense
I would have to agree, that I'm probably more intense than Brian or Kurt, competitive because, I was always like this, always being that way, always real competitive.
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.
practice focus competition
When you are relaxed, you can focus a lot more easily than when you are hyper and over-energetic. It's important to be "up" for a competition, but you shouldn't have too much energy, because you might not be able to control it. In competitions, it is important to be able to bring the power and energy you are feeling down to a level that you can control. This comes with practice and experience.
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.