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.
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.
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.
sports life-changing thinking
If I look what sport has done in my life, I don't think there's any doubt that sport can change lives.
blessed impact people
I was blessed with certain gifts and talents and God gave them to me to be the best person I can be and to have a positive impact on other people.
hurt giving trying
Before the decathlon I'm constantly trying to convince myself that I want to do this, that I want to take myself to that place where it's going to hurt and things are going to be tough. But that's like anything - you want to give your best.