Elvis Stojko Quotes

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• 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,…
• When you're younger, your inspiration is there. As you get older, it tends to waver. Once you find it - I found it again -…
• 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.
• My mom was a dancer, my dad's a singer and I've always had that kind of music in my life.
• 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…
• 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…
• 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…
• It takes a lot of patience and a lot of time to create something worthwhile.
• 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…
• 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…
• 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…
• You always learn from your mistakes.
• But a lot of my training can be done in Aston - a lot of the hard work, so to speak. But a new atmosphere,…
• 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…
• All I know is that skating is getting better, the guys are getting better throughout the whole age range
• I won't be skating for the rest of my life, that's for sure
• 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…
• 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…
• I had the strength and the finesse there and put it all together.
• 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…

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