“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.” DoneSportsPracticeLimitsTouchedGoing Out Author:Elvis Stojko
“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.” WantShowsSportsProcessEnjoyProveCapable Author:Elvis Stojko
“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.” WorldTryingKindLittlesStuffSportsDealsChampionWorld Champions Author:Elvis Stojko
“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.” WayDifferentWholeSportsAudienceStyleBrilliantDifferent WaysMentalitySkatingBrianDifferent StylesDifferent Mentality Author:Elvis Stojko
“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.” PeoplePlayGamesWinningSportsChanceNicePlayer Author:Elvis Stojko
“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.” YearsStillsLastsFeltSportsDifficultNumbersInjuryStalemate Author: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.” YearsSoulDoneInspirationSportsYour SoulNew Directions Author:Elvis Stojko
“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.” FirstsFeltSportsGonePressureWowLooking BackOlympicsBrian Author:Elvis Stojko
“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.” KnowsWantHardDoneHomeSpeakSportsHard WorkTrainingRootsStuckSpotsAtmosphereComing HomeBack And ForthNew PlacesNew Home Author:Elvis Stojko
“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.” DoneWantedSportsSkatingBrianSquash Author:Elvis Stojko
