My key to dealing with stress is simple: just stay cool and stay focused. Ashton Eaton More Quotes by Ashton Eaton More Quotes From Ashton Eaton I won't back down. I get a satisfaction from being tested and defeating the test. Ashton Eaton testedtestssatisfaction If you have done something once, you can do it again or you can do it better. The beauty is the pursuit of the limit, not the limit itself. At least that's what I hope people realize. Ashton Eaton limitsdonepeople The desire definitely comes from within. There are only a few people who make it to this level and those are the ones who have that innate desire. Ashton Eaton levelsdesirepeople To do the best that I possibly could in my world makes me pretty happy. Ashton Eaton do-the-bestworld Competition is pretty much the essence of everything, it gives humans drive. Ashton Eaton competitionessencegiving Last year I was the favorite going into the world champs in Beijing, but I felt like I had to do something phenomenal in order to win. Instead of just having fun and competing, it became "I want to win so bad." But the person who wants it the most doesn't win. It's the person who executes. I still look back on that 200-meter race and say what the hell happened? I wasn't hurt, I wasn't sick, the conditions were perfect, and I ran like total crap. Ashton Eaton hurtwinningfun I feel it's right for me to wear a Canadian flag baseball hat. Regardless of the fact that my wife is Canadian and I would support her throughout, the spirit of the Olympic Games is to have all these countries together to push each other. Ashton Eaton wifebaseballcountry It's important not to make the gold medal bigger than it is. Ashton Eaton biggerimportantgold I wouldn't say there was a moment of realization when I wanted to be a runner; it was always just something I was. Ashton Eaton runnersmomentsrealization 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 eventsperfecttrying I knew I could compete with most people in high school. It didn't quite give me an attitude, but it made me think I didn't have to try hard sometimes. Ashton Eaton attitudeschoolthinking I always liked running as a kid. You know how eating chocolate or ice cream makes you feel good? That's the same way that running and competing makes me feel. Ashton Eaton ice-creamrunningkids I want to see where I measure up against everyone in the world and everyone who has ever competed in the sport, and there's that innate sense of wanting to challenge myself. I'm competitive in all aspects. Ashton Eaton challengessportsworld I'm not maximized yet. 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 would-bechallengesthinking The thing I like about decathlon is also the thing I dislike: It's the maximum challenge, but also the maximum frustration. Ashton Eaton maximumfrustrationchallenges You can't really explain competing in Olympic event to someone. You can say, "Oh, that was really tough." And that literally means nothing to someone. If you can give some sort of comparison, because that's really all track and field is about any way....Usain Bolt runs a time and you get to see what everybody else's time is. It would just be interesting to compare Olympians to somebody who doesn't train their whole life. Ashton Eaton trackrunningmean When I see my mom in the stands, it always pushes me to succeed. Ashton Eaton my-momsucceedmom It is no secret that she has been getting second quite a bit, and with me around, it is tough for her, and she struggles to overcome those things. Today she did it. Ashton Eaton sports I hold Ashton Eaton to high standards, every time I go into a competition the general idea I have is I am going to PB( personal best). Ashton Eaton sports
