Ashton Eaton Quotes
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You're just constantly battling this thing that is telling you, 'I don't think I can do it.' I think we all have it. When you're fresh and alert, you can easily put those doubts down. But when you're tired, they easily come up to the surface.
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The opportunity to represent your country at the Olympic Games is earned, not given.
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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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Every day, we as athletes face several challenges during the training process, and it is imperative that we approach each situation carefully and with continued precision.
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My mom and I have been through a lot. But when you think about it, whose life is perfect? It is just really good because we did this together.
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My goal in Korea is to win. There's no timetable when to set the American record.
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If I really felt like I was the world's greatest athlete, I'd get 10 great events. But I know that's pretty much not possible. That's the toughness of the decathlon.
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When I see my mom in the stands, it always pushes me to succeed.
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What you do is you're using the other competitors to push yourself, because it's so hard to push yourself.
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In high school, I had a gold 1992 Ford Explorer. It was a gift. I used to have a terrible habit of locking the keys in the car when I used leave the car running to help it start on a cold morning. I think the local locksmith became used to me calling him.
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I am actually a huge supporter of the Canadian athletes, and they are all really nice people.
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I'm a second-degree black belt.
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I think a challenge for myself is to see how many times I can get above 9,000. That would be a good challenge.
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I always try to do better than I have before, so I think it would be good to break the world record.
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To win two Olympic golds in a row like Daley Thompson is very special. One day, I'm going to have to meet Daley, shake his hand, and thank him for giving me something to chase after.
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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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Nike came to me and said, 'We're interested in the decathlon and interested in seeing if we can help you get as close to 10,000 points as we can.'
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I don't have one specific person that I think is the most athletic person.
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My local newspaper, the 'Bend Bulletin,' interviewed me while I was at high school after I had just signed with the University of Oregon. I remember I wore a University of Oregon hooded sweatshirt, and they took a picture of me in the long jump pit. I was freezing!
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As you get older and gain more experience, you're able to do multiple things. You don't necessarily have to focus so hard on your performance in order to have a good one.
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My biggest competitor? Myself, mentally.
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Universities are like a utopia in a way, because you're mentally stimulated, you're challenged, and you have a lot of young, creative minds wanting to do new things, different things. Better things.
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I wouldn't have gone to a Division I school if I didn't have scholarship help. We couldn't afford it.
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I think watching multi-events is much worse than competing. Especially when you have vested interests because you go through the emotional ups and downs.