As you get older and gain more experience, you're able to do multiple things. You don't necessarily have to focus so hard on your performance in order to have a good one.
From Ashton Eaton
The decathlon is exclusive company.
I'm a second-degree black belt.
A perfect scenario would be to feel like you've just started on every event.
The more you do, the more attrition you experience.
Rather than realizing immediate physiological gain, the challenge is more about reducing the mental attrition from the two days to maximize each event.
The heptathlon world record is nice, but the decathlon is the event. I think the heptathlon is more like a practice. There is something completely different about the decathlon.
From the time I started the decathlon, I've loved the event. I didn't know why. I still don't know why.
It's hard for me to speak of my own development. I'm the one behind the steering wheel, and it is easier to see where the vehicle is going when you are looking at it. For me, it feels like I have been doing the same thing all along.
Coping with injuries is always difficult for athletes because all we want to do is, basically, to have our best performances unhindered.
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