17+ Ashton Eaton Quotes On Education, World

Ashton Eaton is an American Olympic athlete who competes in the decathlon and heptathlon. He is the current decathlon world record holder, having scored 9045 points at the 2015 World Championships. Eaton is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, winning the decathlon at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio Olympics. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Ashton Eaton on education, leadership, world.

If you have done something once, you can do it again or you can do it better. The beauty is the pursuit of the limit, not the limit itself. At least that's what I hope people realize. — Ashton Eaton

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

It's important not to make the gold medal bigger than it is. — Ashton Eaton

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

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. — Ashton Eaton

Competition is pretty much the essence of everything, it gives humans drive. — Ashton Eaton

The desire definitely comes from within. There are only a few people who make it to this level and those are the ones who have that innate desire. — Ashton Eaton

I'm not maximized yet. — Ashton Eaton

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. — Ashton Eaton

I think a challenge for myself is to see how many times I can get above 9,000. That would be a good challenge. — Ashton Eaton

When I see my mom in the stands, it always pushes me to succeed. — Ashton Eaton

You can't really explain competing in Olympic event to someone. You can say, "Oh, that was really tough." And that literally means nothing to someone. If you can give some sort of comparison, because that's really all track and field is about any way....Usain Bolt runs a time and you get to see what everybody else's time is. It would just be interesting to compare Olympians to somebody who doesn't train their whole life. — Ashton Eaton

To do the best that I possibly could in my world makes me pretty happy. — Ashton Eaton

I wouldn't say there was a moment of realization when I wanted to be a runner; it was always just something I was. — Ashton Eaton

I feel it's right for me to wear a Canadian flag baseball hat. Regardless of the fact that my wife is Canadian and I would support her throughout, the spirit of the Olympic Games is to have all these countries together to push each other. — Ashton Eaton

Last year I was the favorite going into the world champs in Beijing, but I felt like I had to do something phenomenal in order to win. Instead of just having fun and competing, it became "I want to win so bad." But the person who wants it the most doesn't win. It's the person who executes. I still look back on that 200-meter race and say what the hell happened? I wasn't hurt, I wasn't sick, the conditions were perfect, and I ran like total crap. — Ashton Eaton

I knew I could compete with most people in high school. It didn't quite give me an attitude, but it made me think I didn't have to try hard sometimes. — Ashton Eaton

Life Lessons by Ashton Eaton

1. Ashton Eaton's work as an Olympic athlete shows that with dedication and hard work, anything is possible.
2. His success demonstrates that with the right attitude and perseverance, even the most difficult goals can be achieved.
3. His example teaches us that no matter what obstacles we face, we can always strive to be the best version of ourselves.