I always try to do better than I have before, so I think it would be good to break the world record. – Ashton Eaton
I think a challenge for myself is to see how many times I can get above 9,000. That would be a good challenge. – Ashton Eaton
My local newspaper, the ‘Bend Bulletin,’ interviewed me while I was at high school after I had just signed with the University of Oregon. I remember I wore a University of Oregon hooded sweatshirt, and they took a picture of me in the long jump pit. I was freezing! – Ashton Eaton
My mom and I have been through a lot. But when you think about it, whose life is perfect? It is just really good because we did this together. – Ashton Eaton
I remember growing up, having sports to go to, having recess, those were the things I looked forward to. Yes, I’m an athlete, but I had buddies who weren’t, and they looked forward to it, too. – Ashton Eaton
I was never interested in golf until someone brought up the Get Golf Ready program to me. – Ashton Eaton
The only thing I want to think about the moments before a race is competing. I don’t want the little things to distract me. – Ashton Eaton
I must refine my training every day to give myself the best opportunity to achieve my dreams during the Olympic Games in Rio. – Ashton Eaton
I would say 90 percent of the stuff we do is technical anyway. If you look at a two-hour training day, 12 minutes are probably spent running or gaining fitness. – Ashton Eaton
As you get older and gain more experience, you’re able to do multiple things. You don’t necessarily have to focus so hard on your performance in order to have a good one. – Ashton Eaton
That is when the crowd really lifted me. That last 600 meters I was not running with my own legs. It was incredible. – Ashton Eaton
I haven’t played a full round of golf yet, but I did make two pars my first time out on a golf course. – Ashton Eaton
If I really felt like I was the world’s greatest athlete, I’d get 10 great events. But I know that’s pretty much not possible. That’s the toughness of the decathlon. – Ashton Eaton
I would like to have a decathlon where all of my throws are really consistent and set the tone. That I’m good all-around, not just a speed and jump guy. – Ashton Eaton
What I feel like I’m doing is showing people what is humanly possible when someone commits their entire life to something. – Ashton Eaton
I’m very happy to have set a world record in Tallinn. Estonians sure do love athletics and combined events! – Ashton Eaton
Know that even when you want to give up or throw in the towel, in the end it will all be worth the hard work. – Ashton Eaton
What you do is you’re using the other competitors to push yourself, because it’s so hard to push yourself. – Ashton Eaton