I didn't even know what it was when I started. But I was…

Most people doing the decathlon these days are quite boring, so people don't relate to them.

— Daley Thompson

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

When I lost my decathlon world record I took it like a man. I only cried for ten hours.

— Daley Thompson

Sometimes you have to resist working on your strengths in favour of your weaknesses. The decathlon requires a wide range of skills.

— Daley Thompson

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

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 don't think anyone chooses the decathlon as much as it chooses you.

— Bryan Clay

It took me time to realize that the men who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon are just men, just like me.

— Dan O'Brien

It hurts every day when you practice hard. Plus, when this decathlon is over, I got the rest of my life to recuperate. Who…

— Bruce Jenner

To me, the decathlon is its own little society and I am part of that culture.

— Dan O'Brien

I called Daley Thompson after the Games of '84, when he won. He'd had this phenomenal decathlon for nine events - and then he…

— Caitlyn Jenner

Speed is more important than endurance in the decathlon.

— Caitlyn Jenner

If I were to compare the Olympic decathlon to fatherhood, I would say fatherhood is a lot tougher.

— Caitlyn Jenner

Think of the life of the working woman as the decathlon. If you even finish it's a miracle.

— Barbara Dale

When Olympic decathlon gold medalist Bruce Jenner asked a roomful of Olympic hopefuls if they had a list of written goals, every one raised…

— Jack Canfield