Decathlon Quote by Rafer Johnson Download Open image “The whole decathlon is ridiculous, but the 1,500 meters is insanity.” — Rafer Johnson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Decathlon Insanity Ridiculous Whole
The most challenging aspect of the decathlon is not the events themselves, but how you train to become the best 100-meter runner you are… — Bruce Jenner Copy Share Image
The thing I like about decathlon is also the thing I dislike: It's the maximum challenge, but also the maximum frustration. — Ashton Eaton Copy Share Image
Most people doing the decathlon these days are quite boring, so people don't relate to them. — Daley Thompson Copy Share Image
The 200 meters is my baby. To me, it's the perfect distance. It's still a true sprint, but it unravels more. You get to… — Allyson Felix Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The decathlon includes ten separate events and they all matter. You can't work on just one of them. — Dan O'Brien Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I also meet with city officials, representatives from governors' offices, really anyone in that sort of position who has shown an interest in youth… — Rafer Johnson Copy Share Image
The main thing is that it's nice to see these young people - 9 to 14 years old - take the opportunity to get… — Rafer Johnson Copy Share Image
What I can tell them is the way you become an Olympic champion is to start working now. I tell them why it's always… — Rafer Johnson Copy Share Image
It's very warm there, so we were outdoors all the time. The local people had programs for us year-round, where as kids we had… — Rafer Johnson Copy Share Image
So I had the opportunity to do what the kids in the Hershey program do, except that the Hershey program lets them do it… — Rafer Johnson Copy Share Image
I make appearance at local park and recreation agencies when the program starts, when they have the qualifying meets at the local levels. Then… — Rafer Johnson Copy Share Image
I tell them how what matters is becoming the best you can be at whatever you're doing. — Rafer Johnson Copy Share Image
From the very start in 1969, I wanted to be a part of helping our Special Olympics athletes succeed. I wanted to be on… — Rafer Johnson Copy Share Image
Tonight I'm going to shower and then just walk for about four hours and look at the moon. — Rafer Johnson Copy Share Image
When Olympic decathlon gold medalist Bruce Jenner asked a roomful of Olympic hopefuls if they had a list of written goals, every one raised… — Jack Canfield Copy Share Image
If I were to compare the Olympic decathlon to fatherhood, I would say fatherhood is a lot tougher. — Caitlyn Jenner 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
It hurts every day when you practice hard. Plus, when this decathlon is over, I got the rest of my life to recuperate. Who… — Bruce Jenner 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
Sometimes you have to resist working on your strengths in favour of your weaknesses. The decathlon requires a wide range of skills. — Daley Thompson Copy Share Image
When I lost my decathlon world record I took it like a man. I only cried for ten hours. — Daley Thompson Copy Share Image
The thing I like about decathlon is also the thing I dislike: It's the maximum challenge, but also the maximum frustration. — Ashton Eaton Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The only thing I did is, I wore the same pair of socks in every decathlon I was ever in. — Caitlyn Jenner Copy Share Image
