Ashton Eaton : (6)

" As athletes, we love to say, ‘Just one more; I’m going to figure it out on this next one.’ It’s tough to pull back the reins and do what is smart physically, listening to your body and always ending a workout or session feeling like I could have done more. " - Ashton Eaton

" The strong ones are the ones who realize that having a bad training day, those types of days are necessary. " - Ashton Eaton

" I’m not much of a gym rat; I’d rather be running, but if it enables me to run faster, then I guess I can tough it out. " - Ashton Eaton

" The questions to ask are, why was the decathlon so popular before, and what happened to make it fade? I notice a lot of things in general tend to follow that up-and-down trend. " - Ashton Eaton

" I must refine my training every day to give myself the best opportunity to achieve my dreams during the Olympic Games in Rio. " - Ashton Eaton

" As an athlete, you really see a lot of the Instagram paradigm. Where it’s just like, ‘Me! Me! Me!’ When you realize you can ‘Give, Give, Give,’ it’s very interesting, and it’s good. " - Ashton Eaton