Bryan Clay
Bryan Clay
Bryan Ezra Tsumoru Clayis an American decathlete. He was the 2008 Summer Olympic champion for the decathlon and was also World champion in 2005...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDecathlete
Date of Birth3 January 1980
CityAustin, TX
CountryUnited States of America
let-me decathlon
I'm competitive. I like to compete, and that's basically what the decathlon lets me do.
morning knowing wake-up
It's not easy waking up every single morning knowing what you're going to put your body through and having to do it. We don't have days off.
motivation winning long
For so long I wanted to win the gold medal.Then I won. I had to figure out what was the new motivation to take myself to that place again.
fun real places-to-go
How many times do you take yourself to the brink of complete collapse? It's not a real fun place to go.
world needs records
Breaking the world record has always been in the works. I just need the right conditions and I can make it.
lying events ten
We have to lie to ourselves as decathletes and say that we like all ten events.
steps tough push-yourself
You take yourself to a place where you've got absolutely nothing left and then you find out you have to push yourself one more step. That's a tough place to be in.
black labs luke
I have a black lab named Luke.
serious repercussions
Repercussions are serious and they will take you places.
sacrifice belief who-you-are
You don't have to sacrifice who you are to follow your beliefs.
fun issues people
It's kind of fun to hear that other people deal with the same kinds of issues that you do.
country thinking people
I love Broadway. And, I listen to country music, which I think a lot of people find surprising.
My life was very Japanese.
moving size matter
It's not necessarily size that matters, it's how fast you move that implement.