Bed Quote by Bruce Jenner

I'm competitive. I like to compete, and that's basically what the decathlon lets me do.

— Bryan Clay

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

— Daley Thompson

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 love getting out of bed for competition.

— James Spithill

During the decathlon, I always think only of the next event and my personal record.

— Roman Sebrle

I get out of bed and I go for a run. It's just one of those things that I just have to do.

— Lauren Ridloff

I'm so used to being in this racing world. This is what I want to do. I don't like doing anything else.

— Hailie Deegan

Reaching the finish line, never walking, and enjoying the race. These three, in this order, are my goals.

— Haruki Murakami

When I was young and ocean-racing competitively, and working the rest of the time, I was going 24 hours. I was on the verge…

— Ted Turner

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

I get to do the fun part which is racing. I get to enjoy the race... I don't need a piece of medal to…

— Caeleb Dressel

My biggest concern during a race is getting bored. The biggest thing I have to combat is falling asleep while going around and around.

— Mario Andretti