A biography for Ashton Eatonhasn’t been written yet.
“Know that even when you want to give up or throw in the towel, in the end it will all be worth the hard work.”
“I'm very happy to have set a world record in Tallinn. Estonians sure do love athletics and combined events!”
“I'm just happy to be part of the family, the decathlon family.”
“As a decathlete, you take pride in saying, 'The elements, I'm not going to let them affect me. It's just the 11th event. Another thing you have to fight through.'”
“I haven't seen kids in years who have holes in the knees of their jeans. Now you go buy jeans with holes in them.”
“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.”
“I am not the one who has to try to beat me.”
“Coping with injuries is always difficult for athletes because all we want to do is, basically, to have our best performances unhindered.”
“The more you do, the more attrition you experience.”
“It's about not going to the well all the time. The body has limits. The mind has limits, too.”
“I think that titles are for, I don't know, books and stuff. I just like doing what I'm doing.”
“I remember growing up, having sports to go to, having recess, those were the things I looked forward to. Yes, I'm an athlete, but I had buddies who weren't, and they looked forward to it, too.”
“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.'”
“It's hard for me to speak of my own development. I'm the one behind the steering wheel, and it is easier to see where the vehicle is going when you are looking at it. For me, it feels like I have been doing the same thing all along.”
“I am actually a huge supporter of the Canadian athletes, and they are all really nice people.”
“I was one of those kids who, everything I tried sports-related, I liked.”
“When I'm on the track, I like hearing the fans cheer me on.”
“My mom and I have been through a lot. But when you think about it, whose life is perfect? It is just really good because we did this together.”
“We are competing against ourselves.”
“That's what we want people to do. Select a goal or gold and go after it.”