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 it as like being a juggler; you have ten balls and you're trying to get them all in the air at the same time. Dan O'Brien More Quotes by Dan O'Brien More Quotes From 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. Dan O'Brien track fields college When I was little, I wasn't allowed to put sugar on my breakfast cereal because it made me so hyper. Dan O'Brien hype cereal breakfast You have to be able to be a good loser. You have to be okay knowing you're going to fail every day in something without getting mad and upset. Dan O'Brien upset mad knowing Through everything I've gone through- and I've been everywhere, at the top of the world, in jail, hung over drunk - I never gave up my dream of winning a gold medal in the Olympics. Dan O'Brien jail dream winning I always know where the scissors are. Dan O'Brien scissors single-life knows The function of a financial system is to channel money from people who have it but want to save it to people who don't have it but want to spend it. ... In Ireland, as in most European countries, the banking system is the most important conduit for channelling money from savers to investors. Dan O'Brien If you never give up, you'll be successful. Dan O'Brien never-give-up never you successful Breaking the world record in '92 was a very special personal moment, but I'd say my favorite moment as a decathlete was winning the Olympic gold medal. It was a lot of years of work, and when I won it, it was more a sense of relief than jubilation or exaltation. Dan O'Brien moment winning work world As athletes, we're defined by what we've accomplished. Those are what most people remember and what you get paid for. But I learned more from my failures than from all of my successes put together - failures as an athlete and as a person. Dan O'Brien you together remember people I've always had to have some kind of failure before I was successful. Dan O'Brien some always failure successful
