Aspect Quote by Bruce Jenner

The thing I like about decathlon is also the thing I dislike: It's the maximum challenge, but also the maximum frustration.

— Ashton Eaton

Decathletes have to train for every event: sprints one day, field events the next. You pump up to make yourself strong enough to throw?…

— Caitlyn Jenner

Sometimes you have to resist working on your strengths in favour of your weaknesses. The decathlon requires a wide range of skills.

— Daley Thompson

Speed is more important than endurance in the decathlon.

— Caitlyn Jenner

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

— Bryan Clay

The whole decathlon is ridiculous, but the 1,500 meters is insanity.

— Rafer Johnson

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

— Dan O'Brien

The decathlon takes so long to learn that people who are good athletes don't want to go back to the beginning again.

— Daley Thompson

Before the decathlon I'm constantly trying to convince myself that I want to do this, that I want to take myself to that place…

— Bryan Clay

And there is such a thing as a decathlon high. It's like a rock rolling down hill, picking up momentum. You get better and…

— Dan O'Brien

You have to know this: running a 100m race is an intense experience. You have a lot of emotion at the end of the…

— Maurice Greene