Ashton Eaton Quotes
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You try to figure out the best way to throw the shot put, or the perfect way to long jump, and you don't ever get it. You just chip away, chip away, chip away as time goes on.
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The heptathlon world record is nice, but the decathlon is the event. I think the heptathlon is more like a practice. There is something completely different about the decathlon.
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My key to dealing with stress is simple: just stay cool and stay focused.
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The first pet I remember was a cat called Baby. She would sleep with me, and I could call her from anywhere, and she would come running.
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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.
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I had a dream, my dream came true, and my mom was there for me every step of the way. We didn't do this for any other reason. I am so happy she is here to experience this with me. This would not be the same if she were not by my side.
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It's about not going to the well all the time. The body has limits. The mind has limits, too.
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I'm just happy to be part of the family, the decathlon family.
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In our marriage, the success of our athletic dreams comes before everything. 'Hey do you want to watch a movie?' 'No, I have a hard workout tomorrow.'
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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.
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I would like to have a decathlon where all of my throws are really consistent and set the tone. That I'm good all-around, not just a speed and jump guy.
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When you have an injury, you are hindered a little bit.
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The decathlon is exclusive company.
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I remember growing up, having sports to go to, having recess, those were the things I looked forward to. Yes, I'm an athlete, but I had buddies who weren't, and they looked forward to it, too.
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I thought it'd be cool to start my own university, in a way.
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The first sport I played was baseball. I remember being on the Little League team and someone pitching the ball to me for the first time. I was ready to no longer hit the ball off the tee, and an adult pitched it to me underhand.
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Now that I'm older, I see the benefits of having free time to release energy.
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What I feel like I'm doing is showing people what is humanly possible when someone commits their entire life to something.
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The only thing I want to think about the moments before a race is competing. I don't want the little things to distract me.
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I'm not much of a gym rat; I'd rather be running, but if it enables me to run faster, then I guess I can tough it out.
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I could never be a distance runner, because I can't run for more than ten minutes. There aren't enough iPod gigabytes in the world to make that worth it for me.
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That's what we want people to do. Select a goal or gold and go after it.
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The strong ones are the ones who realize that having a bad training day, those types of days are necessary.
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Even if you see a great performance, it's not always great getting there. There are injuries... Intrinsically or unconsciously, people understand that - people see those performances, and they know there are stories behind that.