Decathlon Quotes

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 dissatisfied in something, and that always draws you back to try to retry that the next time you do a decathlon. It's like you go for the perfect 10. (Ashton Eaton)
The movie delights me with its cocky confidence that the audience can keep up. Primer is a film for nerds, geeks, brainiacs, Academic Decathlon winners, programmers, philosophers and the kinds of people who have made it this far into the review. It will surely be hated by those who 'go to the movies to be entertained', and embraced and debated by others, who will find it entertains the parts the others do not reach. View quote
Roger Ebert
The thing I like about decathlon is also the thing I dislike: It's the maximum challenge, but also the maximum frustration. View quote
Ashton Eaton
I don't think anyone chooses the decathlon as much as it chooses you. View quote
Bryan Clay
I'm competitive. I like to compete, and that's basically what the decathlon lets me do. View quote
Bryan Clay
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 where it's going to hurt and things are going to be tough. But that's like anything - you want to give your best. View quote
Bryan Clay
Sometimes you have to resist working on your strengths in favour of your weaknesses. The decathlon requires a wide range of skills. View quote
Daley Thompson
When I lost my decathlon world record I took it like a man. I only cried for ten hours. View quote
Daley Thompson
The decathlon takes so long to learn that people who are good athletes don't want to go back to the beginning again. View quote
Daley Thompson
I didn't even know what it was when I started. But I was lucky. I found it at 16. Most people don't discover decathlon until they're 21 or 22. View quote
Daley Thompson
Most people doing the decathlon these days are quite boring, so people don't relate to them. (Daley Thompson)
It took me time to realize that the men who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon are just men, just like me. View quote
Dan O'Brien
To me, the decathlon is its own little society and I am part of that culture. View quote
Dan O'Brien
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 me - but when it came down to it, I knew my best chance at a college scholarship would be in track and field. View quote
Dan O'Brien
The decathlon includes ten separate events and they all matter. You can't work on just one of them. View quote
Dan O'Brien
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 better. View quote
Dan O'Brien
I could be winning the decathlon in high school, which I've won twice, yet, if my dad is in the audience, 'Oh look! It's Anthony Quinn.' And I'm like, 'Hello? Kid just got a gold medal. Hello? I'm over here.' View quote
Francesco Quinn
The whole decathlon is ridiculous, but the 1,500 meters is insanity. View quote
Rafer Johnson
If you're going to dedicate every second to winning the decathlon, what are you doing wasting your time in bed? View quote
Bruce Jenner