Dan O'Brien
Dan O'Brien
American decathlete who won an Olympic Gold medal in 1996, as well as titles at the World Championships in Athletics.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDecathlete
Date of Birth18 July 1966
CityPortland, OR
CountryUnited States of America
failure
I've always had to have some kind of failure before I was successful.
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When my world record got broken in 1999, it hurt a little bit, to say the least. But I was in a leg brace at the time and I had just had knee surgery and I couldn't do anything about it.
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I was playing little league baseball when Bruce Jenner was winning the gold, but I don't think I was really paying attention at that time. It wasn't until 1980 - I think I was 12 years old - that I thought, 'Wow that's what I want to do. I want to be on the Olympic team.'
american-athlete
If you never give up, you'll be successful.
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From the standpoint of the Cincinnati Reds, the preferred resolution is a settlement, but that may not be possible. At this point, we're going to continue to negotiate, but on a parallel track, we've got to prepare for an arbitration hearing.
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Somebody said the shirt I was wearing looks like a dress, and Tony told me, 'Don't worry, I got your back,'
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Nowadays, to be a good world-ranked decathlete, you need to be good at everything.
defined failures learned paid people successes
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.
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That's going to be a bigger problem going forward. The majority of the income is made on the financing side, not on making cars anymore.
hang overcome perseverance
The only way to overcome is to hang in.
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We've tricked up garages, so we're looking for a supplier to provide special doors. We'd go to $4,000 for a really great door.
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I just love playing so much, competing so much. You're able to put your losses behind you. One of the greatest attributes a decathlete can have is the ability to forget... to look ahead, not behind.
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By virtue of their extended season, they'll come to camp in better position to make an impression.
benefits measured solely
The benefits are not measured solely in statistics.