Quotes from Ashton Eaton

A perfect scenario would be to feel like you've just started on every event.

I wouldn't have gone to a Division I school if I didn't have scholarship help. We couldn't afford it.

It has been a pleasure being in the same era. I mean, the guy's last name is Bolt, and he's the fastest man ever. You can't write a story like that, and so to be in the pages in there is nice.

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.

What I feel like I'm doing is showing people what is humanly possible when someone commits their entire life to something.

Coping with injuries is always difficult for athletes because all we want to do is, basically, to have our best performances unhindered.

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.

Universities are like a utopia in a way, because you're mentally stimulated, you're challenged, and you have a lot of young, creative minds wanting to do new things, different things. Better things.

I am actually a huge supporter of the Canadian athletes, and they are all really nice people.

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.

When I was growing up, I used to watch 'Power Rangers' and 'Ninja Turtles.' It seemed like every movie had someone doing martial arts in it, so I would go around punching and kicking trees.

Nike came to me and said, 'We're interested in the decathlon and interested in seeing if we can help you get as close to 10,000 points as we can.'

We all understand that this isn't about me beating you and you beating me. It's about each individual competing against himself.

We are competing against ourselves.

I don't set goals. Competing with a number in your head can be limiting, and I don't know what my capabilities are yet.

I compete against myself in competitions anyway, so I train against myself in practice.

I think when the competitions come, I am always ready to go. I don't think I ever have not been.

What you do is you're using the other competitors to push yourself, because it's so hard to push yourself.

I dated my first girlfriend for, like, two weeks in high school, and when you're in high school, it's so much different. I wanted to hang out with my friends and play video games and play paintball and do guy stuff. Girls were never around for my friends group.

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.

Every day, we as athletes face several challenges during the training process, and it is imperative that we approach each situation carefully and with continued precision.

The decathlon is exclusive company.

I guess the decathlon's never an easy walkthrough.

I'm just happy to be part of the family, the decathlon family.