Ashton Eaton Quotes & Sayings

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. — Ashton Eaton

I won't back down. I get a satisfaction from being tested and defeating the test. — Ashton Eaton

Competition is pretty much the essence of everything, it gives humans drive. — Ashton Eaton

To do the best that I possibly could in my world makes me pretty happy. — Ashton Eaton

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. — Ashton Eaton

I think a challenge for myself is to see how many times I can get above 9,000. That would be a good challenge. — Ashton Eaton

The great thing about this is, and not to pump my own tires, but I feel like I'm not maximized yet. I feel like I can still run faster, jump higher, which I think makes it special. Hopefully, going to London, I'll be welcomed into the decathlon community. — Ashton Eaton

It's important not to make the gold medal bigger than it is. — Ashton Eaton

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. — Ashton Eaton

The thing I like about decathlon is also the thing I dislike: It's the maximum challenge, but also the maximum frustration. — Ashton Eaton

That is when the crowd really lifted me. That last 600 meters I was not running with my own legs. It was incredible. — Ashton Eaton

I'm not maximized yet. — Ashton Eaton

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. — Ashton Eaton

I wouldn't say there was a moment of realization when I wanted to be a runner; it was always just something I was. — Ashton Eaton

When I see my mom in the stands, it always pushes me to succeed. — Ashton Eaton

My goal in Korea is to win. There's no timetable when to set the American record. — Ashton Eaton

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. — Ashton Eaton

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. — Ashton Eaton