Olympics Quotes by Dan O'Brien

9 Olympics quotes by Dan O'Brien

Dan O'Brien’s words on the Games, though few, capture the grit of a multi‑event athlete. This short set provides a snapshot of his thoughts on preparation, competition, and the drive to push beyond limits.

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Through everything I've gone through- and I've been everywhere, at the top of the world, in jail, hung over drunk - I…

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

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It really means a lot that I won the gold medal - but I woke up the next morning expecting to feel…

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The decathlon includes ten separate events and they all matter. You can't work on just one of them.

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Breaking the world record in '92 was a very special personal moment, but I'd say my favorite moment as a decathlete was…

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Breaking the world record in '92 was a very special personal moment, but I'd say my favorite moment as a decathlete was…

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I was playing little league baseball when Bruce Jenner was winning the gold, but I don't think I was really paying attention…

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I just love playing so much, competing so much. You're able to put your losses behind you. One of the greatest attributes…

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I was a good decathlete until I got with a coach that really knew how to train specifically for the event... I'd…

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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…

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It's important for me to think I'm mixed-race.

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

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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…

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You need to become more than one type of athlete. You have to be a sprinter, a weight man and a distance guy all…

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If you never give up, you'll be successful.

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I think what my parents did was perfect. They were strict, concerned about my safety and held me back just a little.

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After the failure in '92, my goal was to be a good pole vaulter. I used that as motivation.

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

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As a young child, I was never a crier. I never cried to get my way, or even when I was in pain.

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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…

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Try everything, because you're never sure what you're going to be great at.

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When I was little, I wasn't allowed to put sugar on my breakfast cereal because it made me so hyper.

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I call myself a chameleon.

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As a young athlete, it was first about having fun; then it was about winning.

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