123 Quotes by Ashton Eaton

Even though decathlon is really long, there's always something different to look forward to, which is great for mental stimulation.

It has been a pleasure being in the same era. I mean, the guy's last name is Bolt, and he's the fastest man ever. You can't write a story like that, and so to be in the pages in there is nice.

When I'm later in the competition, I get antsy. I'm seeing everybody else go and achieve things. It's like I'm just twiddling my thumbs.

Even if you see a great performance, it's not always great getting there. There are injuries... Intrinsically or unconsciously, people understand that - people see those performances, and they know there are stories behind that.

What you do is you're using the other competitors to push yourself, because it's so hard to push yourself.

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.

I would say 90 percent of the stuff we do is technical anyway. If you look at a two-hour training day, 12 minutes are probably spent running or gaining fitness.

I can't remember when I wasn't running around doing some sort of a sporting activity.

My mom and I have been through a lot. But when you think about it, whose life is perfect? It is just really good because we did this together.