Ashton Eaton Quotes
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My key to dealing with stress is simple: just stay cool and stay focused.
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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 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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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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When you have an injury, you are hindered a little bit.
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If I won a second Olympic title, maybe I would be tempted to go after a third.
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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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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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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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When I'm later in the competition, I get antsy. I'm seeing everybody else go and achieve things. It's like I'm just twiddling my thumbs.
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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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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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That's what we want people to do. Select a goal or gold and go after it.
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Now that I'm older, I see the benefits of having free time to release energy.
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The opportunity to represent your country at the Olympic Games is earned, not given.
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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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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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Track and field is tougher physically, but golf is tougher mentally.
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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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Coping with injuries is always difficult for athletes because all we want to do is, basically, to have our best performances unhindered.
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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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I'm not maximized yet.