I won't back down. I get a satisfaction from being tested and defeating the test. — Ashton Eaton Copy Share Image
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 someone. If you can give some sort of comparison, because that's really all track and field is about any way…Usain Bolt runs a time and you get to see what everybody else's time is. It would… — Ashton Eaton Copy Share
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 Copy Share Image
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 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
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
To do the best that I possibly could in my world makes me pretty happy. — Ashton Eaton Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
