The best Quotes by Ashton Eaton

The best Quotes by Ashton Eaton

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Ashton James Eaton (born January 21, 1988) is a retired American decathlete and two-time Olympic champion, who holds the world record in the indoor heptathlon event. Eaton was the second decathlete (after Roman Šebrle) to break the 9,000-point barrier in the decathlon, with 9,039 points, a score he bettered on August 29, 2015, when he beat his own world record with a score of 9,045 points, and remains the only person to exceed 9000 points twice.

When I see my mom in the stands, it always pushes me to succeed.
That is when the crowd really lifted me. That last 600 meters I was not running with my own legs. It was incredible.
I think a challenge for myself is to see how many times I can get above 9,000. That would be a good challenge.
I'm not maximized yet.
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.