Ashton Eaton Quotes
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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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I'm not maximized yet.
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I don't have one specific person that I think is the most athletic person.
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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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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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If I won a second Olympic title, maybe I would be tempted to go after a third.
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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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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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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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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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If I have to run to put myself in the hospital, if I have to run that hard, that's how hard I'll have to run.
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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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It's hard for me to speak of my own development. I'm the one behind the steering wheel, and it is easier to see where the vehicle is going when you are looking at it. For me, it feels like I have been doing the same thing all along.
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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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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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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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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 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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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 I see my mom in the stands, it always pushes me to succeed.
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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.