Ashton Eaton Quotes
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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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When I'm on the track, I like hearing the fans cheer me on.
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I actually like indoor track and field more than outdoor.
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My biggest competitor? Myself, mentally.
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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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I do the whole 10-event thing, but at the end of the day, it's still track and field.
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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 was one of those kids who, everything I tried sports-related, I liked.
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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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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'm very happy to have set a world record in Tallinn. Estonians sure do love athletics and combined events!
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I've got to do Gotzis at least once.
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A perfect scenario would be to feel like you've just started on every event.
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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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You see somebody on a football field make a great, athletic 70-yard run, but the athleticism is immeasurable. It's undoubtedly athletic, but compared to somebody else who did something else, how do you compare it? That's the great part of track and field. It's a test, but with results that you can compare to others.