Ashton Eaton Quotes
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I actually like indoor track and field more than outdoor.
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I haven't seen kids in years who have holes in the knees of their jeans. Now you go buy jeans with holes in them.
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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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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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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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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.
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From the age of seven, I basically started practicing my hand-eye and foot coordination, balance, strength, endurance, discipline, and mental toughness three days a week until I was about 15.
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Rather than realizing immediate physiological gain, the challenge is more about reducing the mental attrition from the two days to maximize each event.
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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 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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For me, I want 10 perfect events.
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I think what's at risk is kids losing touch with being a kid. Being a kid is being defined differently than it was when you didn't have all this stuff you could put in front of your face.
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I must refine my training every day to give myself the best opportunity to achieve my dreams during the Olympic Games in Rio.
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I don't set goals. Competing with a number in your head can be limiting, and I don't know what my capabilities are yet.
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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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I do the whole 10-event thing, but at the end of the day, it's still track and field.
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From the time I started the decathlon, I've loved the event. I didn't know why. I still don't know why.
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As a decathlete, you take pride in saying, 'The elements, I'm not going to let them affect me. It's just the 11th event. Another thing you have to fight through.'
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I compete against myself in competitions anyway, so I train against myself in practice.
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The thing I like about decathlon is also the thing I dislike: It's the maximum challenge, but also the maximum frustration.
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I am not the one who has to try to beat me.
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I'm very happy to have set a world record in Tallinn. Estonians sure do love athletics and combined events!
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I can't remember when I wasn't running around doing some sort of a sporting activity.
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I've got to do Gotzis at least once.