Motivation Quote by Elvis Stojko

What makes this remark land is how carefully Elvis Stojko praises without surrendering the argument that skating isn’t a single standard. The repetition - “whole different style,” “whole different way” - isn’t elegant, but it’s revealing: he’s reaching for language big enough to defend contrast in a sport that constantly pressures athletes into the same aesthetic funnel. Stojko, a champion forged in the 1990s era of “jump-first” expectations, is talking like someone who’s spent years watching debates about artistry vs. athleticism get flattened into score sheets and snark.

The intent is diplomatic on the surface: everyone’s “brilliant,” and difference is “great.” The subtext is sharper. He’s insisting that what audiences respond to isn’t just technical content, but “mentality” - the internal logic a skater brings to performance. That word does a lot of work. It reframes style as something earned and coherent, not a mere vibe or costume choice. It’s also a subtle plea to judges and fans: stop treating one approach as the adult version of skating and the other as a guilty pleasure.

The mention of “Brian” (likely a coach or commentator) hints at an ongoing conversation backstage, where insiders try to translate subjective taste into something defensible. Stojko is staking out a practical kind of pluralism: you can compare skaters, but you shouldn’t pretend they’re trying to win in the same language. That’s less a kumbaya message than a critique of how we watch: we love variety, then punish it when it doesn’t match our preferred template.