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11 quotes by Ashton Eaton

Olympic Games Gold 2012 London Decathlon World Championships Gold 2013 Moscow Decathlon Silver 2011 Daegu Decathlon World Indoor Championships Gold 2012 Istanbul Heptathlon Gold 2014 Sopot Heptathlon Ashton James Eaton (born January 21, 1988) is an American decathlete and Olympic champion, who holds the world record in both the decathlon and heptathlon events, and is only the second decathlete (after Roman Šebrle) to break the 9,000-point...
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There's never going to be a decathlon that you're going to have 10 events that your satisfied with. You're always, always going to be... →

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I won't back down. I get a satisfaction from being tested and defeating the test.

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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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I'm not maximized yet.

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The desire definitely comes from within. There are only a few people who make it to this level and those are the ones who have that innate desire.

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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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The great thing about this is, and not to pump my own tires, but I feel like I'm not maximized yet. I feel like I can still run faster, jump... →

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I want to see where I measure up against everyone in the world and everyone who has ever competed in the sport, and there's that innate sense of... →

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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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That is when the crowd really lifted me. That last 600 meters I was not running with my own legs. It was incredible.

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When I see my mom in the stands, it always pushes me to succeed.

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