Ashton Eaton Quotes
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I'm a second-degree black belt.
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I don't have one specific person that I think is the most athletic person.
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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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I actually like indoor track and field more than outdoor.
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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.
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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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If I won a second Olympic title, maybe I would be tempted to go after a third.
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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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My goal in Korea is to win. There's no timetable when to set the American record.
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When I was growing up, I used to watch 'Power Rangers' and 'Ninja Turtles.' It seemed like every movie had someone doing martial arts in it, so I would go around punching and kicking trees.
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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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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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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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I compete against myself in competitions anyway, so I train against myself in practice.
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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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When I see my mom in the stands, it always pushes me to succeed.
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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 questions to ask are, why was the decathlon so popular before, and what happened to make it fade? I notice a lot of things in general tend to follow that up-and-down trend.
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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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I do the whole 10-event thing, but at the end of the day, it's still track and field.
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For me, I want 10 perfect events.
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When I'm on the track, I like hearing the fans cheer me on.
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It would be fantastic to spend your whole life trying to pursue something and then finally, at the last moment, you achieve it. You know, instead of getting it in the middle of the pursuit and spending the second half giving it meaning.