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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.

From Ashton Eaton

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

From Ashton Eaton

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.

From Ashton Eaton

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

From Ashton Eaton

I always try to do better than I have before, so I think it would be good to break the world record.

From Ashton Eaton

I remember growing up, having sports to go to, having recess, those were the things I looked forward to. Yes, I'm an athlete, but I had buddies who weren't, and they looked forward to it, too.

From Ashton Eaton

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

From Ashton Eaton

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

From Ashton Eaton

I think a challenge for myself is to see how many times I can get above 9,000. That would be a good challenge.

From Ashton Eaton

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 dissatisfied in something, and that always draws you back to try to retry that the next time you do a decathlon. It's like you go for the perfect 10.

From Ashton Eaton

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