123 Quotes by Ashton Eaton

The first pet I remember was a cat called Baby. She would sleep with me, and I could call her from anywhere, and she would come running.

That's what has always been good about track. The goal is very clearly defined: Try to win. Get the gold medal. And I'm able to put my energy toward that.

I am actually a huge supporter of the Canadian athletes, and they are all really nice people.

I wouldn't have gone to a Division I school if I didn't have scholarship help. We couldn't afford it.

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.

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.

My mom took me to a taekwondo class, and I fell in love. I was seven years old.

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!

I'm a second-degree black belt.