Dan O'Brien Quotes
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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 different. I felt…
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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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Nowadays, to be a good world-ranked decathlete, you need to be good at everything.
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There is nothing better than having a personal-best day, being in shape and pushing myself beyond my own limits.
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I call myself a chameleon.
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To me, the decathlon is its own little society and I am part of that culture.
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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 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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As a young athlete, it was first about having fun; then it was about winning.
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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 in…
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I got interested in decathlon because a coach that I had was a big fan of Bruce Jenner, and he just saw the ability in…
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When first starting to work with someone you try to get them in the same mindset that you were in when you were successful, and…
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