Dan O'Brien Quotes
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I was playing little league baseball when Bruce Jenner was winning the gold, but I don't think I was really paying attention at that time. It wasn't until 1980 - I think I was 12 years old - that I thought, 'Wow that's what I want to do. I want to be on the Olympic team.'
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There is nothing better than having a personal-best day, being in shape and pushing myself beyond my own limits.
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And there is such a thing as a decathlon high. It's like a rock rolling down hill, picking up momentum. You get better and better.
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When first starting to work with someone you try to get them in the same mindset that you were in when you were successful, and I realized the best thing you can ever do is realize that they are not you. They have a different persona and mindset, and you have to figure out what works best within your communication with that athlete.
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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.
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After the failure in '92, my goal was to be a good pole vaulter. I used that as motivation.
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Nowadays, to be a good world-ranked decathlete, you need to be good at everything.
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Try everything, because you're never sure what you're going to be great at.