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Track and field is tougher physically, but golf is tougher mentally.

~Ashton Eaton

Topics: Field Golf Mentally Physically Tougher Track Track And Field

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From the age of seven, I basically started practicing my hand-eye and foot coordination, balance, strength, endurance, discipline, and mental toughness three days a week until I was about 15.

~Ashton Eaton

Topics: About Age Balance Basically Coordination Days Discipline Endurance Foot Mental Mental Toughness Practicing Seven Started Strength Three Toughness Until Week

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

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Topics: Decathlon Family Happy Just Part

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We are competing against ourselves.

~Ashton Eaton

Topics: Against Competing Ourselves

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When I was a junior and an up-and-coming athlete, I don't think I looked to anyone for inspiration. I was so busy trying to improve myself and learning these new events and learning about the decathlon in general that I didn't really have time to focus on anyone else.

~Ashton Eaton

Topics: About Anyone Anyone Else Athlete Busy Decathlon Else Events Focus General Improve Inspiration Junior Learning Looked Myself New Really Think Time Trying

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

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Topics: About Also Challenge Decathlon Dislike Frustration Like Maximum Thing

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I don't have one specific person that I think is the most athletic person.

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Topics: Athletic Most Person Specific Think I Think

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You see somebody on a football field make a great, athletic 70-yard run, but the athleticism is immeasurable. It's undoubtedly athletic, but compared to somebody else who did something else, how do you compare it? That's the great part of track and field. It's a test, but with results that you can compare to others.

~Ashton Eaton

Topics: Athletic Compare Compared Did Else Field Football Football Field Great Great Part How Make Others Part Results Run See Somebody Something Something Else Test Track Track And Field Undoubtedly Who You

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The Olympic gold was like going to a theater and seeing a movie that had the ending you expected. But you left the theater thinking, 'You know, that was a good movie.'

~Ashton Eaton

Topics: Ending Expected Going Gold Good Good Movie Had Know Left Like Movie Olympic Olympic Gold Seeing Theater Thinking You

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My local newspaper, the 'Bend Bulletin,' interviewed me while I was at high school after I had just signed with the University of Oregon. I remember I wore a University of Oregon hooded sweatshirt, and they took a picture of me in the long jump pit. I was freezing!

~Ashton Eaton

Topics: After Bend Freezing Had High High School Jump Just Local Long Me Newspaper Oregon Picture Pit Remember School Signed Took University While Wore I Remember

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: January 21st, 1988

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