Ashton Eaton Quotes

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Ashton Eaton

Profession : Athlete

Birth : January 21, 1988

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 compete against myself in competitions anyway, so I train against myself in practice.

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I think when the competitions come, I am always ready to go. I don't think I ever have not been.

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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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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'm a 'what's next?' guy. I don't know what that is, but I'm excited to find out and put the same kind of energy into it as I put into track.

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A perfect scenario would be to feel like you've just started on every event.

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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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What I feel like I'm doing is showing people what is humanly possible when someone commits their entire life to something.

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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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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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As athletes, we love to say, 'Just one more; I'm going to figure it out on this next one.' It's tough to pull back the reins and do what is smart physically, listening to your body and always ending a workout or session feeling like I could have done more.

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The decathlon is exclusive company.

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I'm just happy to be part of the family, the decathlon family.

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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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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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Now that I'm older, I see the benefits of having free time to release energy.

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It's about not going to the well all the time. The body has limits. The mind has limits, too.

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