I'm competitive. I like to compete, and that's basically what the decathlon lets me do. — Bryan Clay Copy Share Image
During the decathlon, I always think only of the next event and my personal record. — Roman Sebrle Copy Share Image
If you're going to dedicate every second to winning the decathlon, what are you doing wasting your time in bed? — Bruce Jenner Copy Share Image
Think of the life of the working woman as the decathlon. If you even finish it's a miracle. — Barbara Dale Copy Share Image
The only thing I did is, I wore the same pair of socks in every decathlon I was ever in. — Caitlyn Jenner Copy Share Image
If I were to compare the Olympic decathlon to fatherhood, I would say fatherhood is a lot tougher. — Caitlyn Jenner Copy Share Image
The decathlon takes so long to learn that people who are good athletes don't want to go back to the beginning again. — Daley Thompson Copy Share Image
It took me time to realize that the men who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon are just men, just like… — Dan O'Brien Copy Share Image
It hurts every day when you practice hard. Plus, when this decathlon is over, I got the rest of my life to… — Bruce Jenner Copy Share Image
And there is such a thing as a decathlon high. It's like a rock rolling down hill, picking up momentum. You get… — Dan O'Brien Copy Share Image
I could be winning the decathlon in high school, which I've won twice, yet, if my dad is in the audience, 'Oh… — Francesco Quinn Copy Share Image
The most challenging aspect of the decathlon is not the events themselves, but how you train to become the best 100-meter runner… — Bruce Jenner Copy Share Image
I didn't even know what it was when I started. But I was lucky. I found it at 16. Most people don't… — Daley Thompson Copy Share Image
Sometimes you have to resist working on your strengths in favour of your weaknesses. The decathlon requires a wide range of skills. — Daley Thompson Copy Share Image
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… — Ashton Eaton Copy Share Image
David Epstein, the author of the best book on athletics in recent memory - "The Sports Gene" - wrote to me to… — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
The great thing about this is, and not to pump my own tires, but I feel like I'm not maximized yet. I… — Ashton Eaton Copy Share Image
Before the decathlon I'm constantly trying to convince myself that I want to do this, that I want to take myself to… — Bryan Clay Copy Share Image
I got interested in decathlon because a coach that I had was a big fan of Bruce Jenner, and he just saw… — Dan O'Brien Copy Share Image
When Olympic decathlon gold medalist Bruce Jenner asked a roomful of Olympic hopefuls if they had a list of written goals, every… — Jack Canfield Copy Share Image
To me, the decathlon is its own little society and I am part of that culture. — Dan O'Brien Copy Share Image
When I lost my decathlon world record I took it like a man. I only cried for ten hours. — Daley Thompson Copy Share Image
The decathlon includes ten separate events and they all matter. You can't work on just one of them. — Dan O'Brien Copy Share Image
The whole decathlon is ridiculous, but the 1,500 meters is insanity. — Rafer Johnson Copy Share Image
Most people doing the decathlon these days are quite boring, so people don't relate to them. — Daley Thompson Copy Share Image
The thing I like about decathlon is also the thing I dislike: It's the maximum challenge, but also the maximum frustration. — Ashton Eaton Copy Share Image
I called Daley Thompson after the Games of '84, when he won. He'd had this phenomenal decathlon for nine events - and… — Caitlyn Jenner Copy Share Image
