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Combined Track And Field Event Athlete Inspirational Quotes (27)

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I got interested in decathlon because a coach that I had was a big fan of Bruce Jenner, and he just saw the ability in me - but when it came down to it, I knew my best chance at a college scholarship would be in track and field.
Dan O'Brien
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Breaking the world record in '92 was a very special personal moment, but I'd say my favorite moment as a decathlete was winning the Olympic gold medal.
Dan O'Brien
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You can only look forward to a South Dakota winter if, as with childbirth, remodeling a house, or writing a novel, you're able to forget how bad it was the last time.
Dan O'Brien
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The desire definitely comes from within. There are only a few people who make it to this level and those are the ones who have that innate desire.
Ashton Eaton
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I was a good decathlete until I got with a coach that really knew how to train specifically for the event... I'd really describe it as like being a juggler you have ten balls and you're trying to get them all in the air at the same time.
Dan O'Brien
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I think what my parents did was perfect. They were strict, concerned about my safety and held me back just a little.
Dan O'Brien
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We'll probably only consider a handful of individuals. We'll bring up people who can accumulate either innings or at-bats, so we can hopefully gauge where they stand as a prospective Major Leaguer.
Dan O'Brien
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You know why divorce costs so much? Because it is worth it!
Dan O'Brien
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I want to see where I measure up against everyone in the world and everyone who has ever competed in the sport, and there's that innate sense of wanting to challenge myself. I'm competitive in all aspects.
Ashton Eaton
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The decathlon includes ten separate events and they all matter. You can't work on just one of them.
Dan O'Brien
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I'm not maximized yet.
Ashton Eaton
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It's important for me to think I'm mixed-race.
Dan O'Brien
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It's important not to make the gold medal bigger than it is.
Ashton Eaton
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I knew I could compete with most people in high school. It didn't quite give me an attitude, but it made me think I didn't have to try hard sometimes.
Ashton Eaton
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To me, the decathlon is its own little society and I am part of that culture.
Dan O'Brien
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Through everything I've gone through- and I've been everywhere, at the top of the world, in jail, hung over drunk - I never gave up my dream of winning a gold medal in the Olympics.
Dan O'Brien
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There's never going to be a decathlon that you're going to have 10 events that your satisfied with. You're always, always going to be dissatisfied in something, and that always draws you back to try to retry that the next time you do a decathlon. It's like you go for the perfect 10.
Ashton Eaton
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It took me time to realize that the men who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon are just men, just like me.
Dan O'Brien
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Try everything, because you're never sure what you're going to be great at.
Dan O'Brien
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I always liked running as a kid. You know how eating chocolate or ice cream makes you feel good? That's the same way that running and competing makes me feel.
Ashton Eaton
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I call myself a chameleon.
Dan O'Brien
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You have to be able to be a good loser. You have to be okay knowing you're going to fail every day in something without getting mad and upset.
Dan O'Brien
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I wouldn't say there was a moment of realization when I wanted to be a runner it was always just something I was.
Ashton Eaton
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When I see my mom in the stands, it always pushes me to succeed.
Ashton Eaton
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