Ashton Eaton
Ashton Eaton
Ashton James Eatonis an American decathlete and Olympic champion, who holds the world record in both the decathlon and indoor heptathlon events, and is only the second decathleteto break the 9,000-point barrier, with 9,039 points. On August 29, 2015, he beat his own world record with a score of 9,045 points...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDecathlete
Date of Birth21 January 1988
CityPortland, OR
CountryUnited States of America
mom succeed my-mom
When I see my mom in the stands, it always pushes me to succeed.
frustration challenges maximum
The thing I like about decathlon is also the thing I dislike: It's the maximum challenge, but also the maximum frustration.
I'm not maximized yet.
realization moments wanted
I wouldn't say there was a moment of realization when I wanted to be a runner; it was always just something I was.
gold important bigger
It's important not to make the gold medal bigger than it is.
attitude school thinking
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.
world do-the-best
To do the best that I possibly could in my world makes me pretty happy.
thinking challenges would-be
I think a challenge for myself is to see how many times I can get above 9,000. That would be a good challenge.
sports challenges world
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.
perfect trying next
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.
essence giving competition
Competition is pretty much the essence of everything, it gives humans drive.
running kids ice
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.
people desire levels
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.
people done limits
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.