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
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
The decathlon includes ten separate events and they all matter. You can't work on just one of them. Dan O'Brien decathloneventinclude Change image and share on social
Try everything, because you're never sure what you're going to be great at. Dan O'Brien great 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
I was playing little league baseball when Bruce Jenner was winning the gold, but I don't think I was really paying attention at that time. It wasn't until 1980 - I think I was 12 years old - that I thought, 'Wow that's what I want to do. I want to be on the Olympic team.' Dan O'Brien attentionbaseballbruce share on social
You have to be able to be a good loser. You have to be okay knowing you're going to fail every day in something without getting mad and upset. Dan O'Brien dayfailgood Change image and share on social
I think what my parents did was perfect. They were strict, concerned about my safety and held me back just a little. Dan O'Brien backconcernhold 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 took me time to realize that the men who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon are just men, just like me. Dan O'Brien decathlongoldman Change image and share on social
