Decathlon Quotes

When I lost my decathlon world record I took it like a man. I only cried for ten hours. - Daley Thompson

When I explain it to people I tell them the decathlon is like running a marathon. You really can't get another one in. It takes a lot out of you. It takes a couple of weeks to recover. - Troy Irvine

We're trying to qualify for state in 10 events and in the decathlon. If we can finish third in all 10, we should win it. - Bruce Johnson

We had four out of our nine students win medals. That shows pretty good breadth and depth across the range of decathlon subjects. - Richard Anderson

We feel like he can score 300 more points than he did in this meet. This is the first time he's had a chance to compete in a decathlon before the Drake Relays. That's one of the reasons we came to this meet because now he can train and get ready for Drake as he continues to move up. - Steve Lynn

To me, the decathlon is its own little society and I am part of that culture. - Dan O'Brien

Think of the life of the working woman as the decathlon. If you even finish it's a miracle. - Barbara Dale

They've been very intense. And I think they're having fun. They like each other. We've had decathlon students who've married. - Sheila Kolb

They decided to conduct their training at the Oroville Airport because it has open areas and a large runway in order to do training on emergency maneuvers and do touch and go's... the plane they were flying, a 2002 American Champion Super Decathlon, is designed for advanced aerobatics, and both pilots had extensive experience. - John Kuhn

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