To me, the decathlon is its own little society and I am part of that culture. Dan O'Brien culturedecathlonpart Change image and share on social
When I was little, I wasn't allowed to put sugar on my breakfast cereal because it made me so hyper. Dan O'Brien allowbreakfastcereal Change image and share on social
You need to become more than one type of athlete. You have to be a sprinter, a weight man and a distance guy all in one. Dan O'Brien athletedistanceguy Change image and share on social
I've always had to have some kind of failure before I was successful. Dan O'Brien failurehavekind Change image and share on social
After the failure in '92, my goal was to be a good pole vaulter. I used that as motivation. Dan O'Brien failuregoalgood Change image and share on social
As athletes, we're defined by what we've accomplished. Those are what most people remember and what you get paid for. But I learned more from my failures than from all of my successes put together - failures as an athlete and as a person. Dan O'Brien accomplishathletedefine share on social
It's important for me to think I'm mixed-race. Dan O'Brien importantmixrace Change image and share on social
Take pride in exactly what it is you do and remember it's okay to fail as long as you don't give up. Dan O'Brien failgivelong Change image and share on social
There is nothing better than having a personal-best day, being in shape and pushing myself beyond my own limits. Dan O'Brien daylimitpersonal Change image and share on social
