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. Elvis Stojko More Quotes by Elvis Stojko More Quotes From Elvis Stojko 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. Elvis Stojko inspiration sports years It takes a lot of patience and a lot of time to create something worthwhile. Elvis Stojko figure-skating worthwhile 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. Elvis Stojko today inspirational past 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. Elvis Stojko mistake mean moving 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. Elvis Stojko focus moving-forward order 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. Elvis Stojko progress different opportunity 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. Elvis Stojko skating squash sports All I know is that skating is getting better, the guys are getting better throughout the whole age range Elvis Stojko get-better guy age I won't be skating for the rest of my life, that's for sure Elvis Stojko skating 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. Elvis Stojko difficult stronger way 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. Elvis Stojko going-out practice sports 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. Elvis Stojko process want sports 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. Elvis Stojko hard-work home sports You always learn from your mistakes. Elvis Stojko learn-from-your-mistakes figure-skating mistake 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. Elvis Stojko intense real way 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. Elvis Stojko champion mean world My mom was a dancer, my dad's a singer and I've always had that kind of music in my life. Elvis Stojko dancer dad mom 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. Elvis Stojko olympics gone sports 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. Elvis Stojko keys long believe 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. Elvis Stojko focus practice feelings
