I'm not maximized yet.

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

— Ashton Eaton

I wouldn't say there was a moment of realization when I wanted to be a runner; it was always just something I was.

— Ashton Eaton

The desire definitely comes from within. There are only a few people who make it to this level and those are the ones who…

— Ashton Eaton

When I see my mom in the stands, it always pushes me to succeed.

— Ashton Eaton

I feel it's right for me to wear a Canadian flag baseball hat. Regardless of the fact that my wife is Canadian and I…

— Ashton Eaton

I knew I could compete with most people in high school. It didn't quite give me an attitude, but it made me think I…

— Ashton Eaton

To do the best that I possibly could in my world makes me pretty happy.

— Ashton Eaton

I want to see where I measure up against everyone in the world and everyone who has ever competed in the sport, and there's…

— 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…

— Ashton Eaton

It's important not to make the gold medal bigger than it is.

— Ashton Eaton

The thing I like about decathlon is also the thing I dislike: It's the maximum challenge, but also the maximum frustration.

— 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.

— Ashton Eaton

If you have done something once, you can do it again or you can do it better. The beauty is the pursuit of the…

— Ashton Eaton

You can't really explain competing in Olympic event to someone. You can say, "Oh, that was really tough." And that literally means nothing to…

— Ashton Eaton

Competition is pretty much the essence of everything, it gives humans drive.

— Ashton Eaton