I was a good decathlete until I got with a coach that really knew how to train specifically for the event... I'd really describe it as like being a juggler; you have ten balls and you're trying to get them… — Dan O'Brien Copy Share Image
You have to be able to be a good loser. You have to be okay knowing you're going to fail every day in something… — Dan O'Brien 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
You can only look forward to a South Dakota winter if, as with childbirth, remodeling a house, or writing a novel, you're able to… — Dan O'Brien Copy Share Image
You need to become more than one type of athlete. You have to be a sprinter, a weight man and a distance guy all… — Dan O'Brien Copy Share Image
I think what my parents did was perfect. They were strict, concerned about my safety and held me back just a little. — Dan O'Brien Copy Share Image
After the failure in '92, my goal was to be a good pole vaulter. I used that as motivation. — Dan O'Brien 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 me. — Dan O'Brien Copy Share Image
As a young child, I was never a crier. I never cried to get my way, or even when I was in pain. — Dan O'Brien Copy Share Image
I didn't get a ton of interest from colleges in baseball and football, but I was outstanding in track and had the sense that… — Dan O'Brien Copy Share Image
Try everything, because you're never sure what you're going to be great at. — Dan O'Brien Copy Share Image
When I was little, I wasn't allowed to put sugar on my breakfast cereal because it made me so hyper. — Dan O'Brien Copy Share Image
As a young athlete, it was first about having fun; then it was about winning. — Dan O'Brien Copy Share Image
