Ashton Eaton Quotes
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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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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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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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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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I thought it'd be cool to start my own university, in a way.
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I'm a second-degree black belt.
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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.
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My biggest competitor? Myself, mentally.
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I don't have one specific person that I think is the most athletic person.
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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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My goal in Korea is to win. There's no timetable when to set the American record.
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When I see my mom in the stands, it always pushes me to succeed.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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When I'm on the track, I like hearing the fans cheer me on.
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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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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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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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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 always try to do better than I have before, so I think it would be good to break the world record.