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
That is when the crowd really lifted me. That last 600 meters I was not running with my own legs. It was incredible.
I think a challenge for myself is to see how many times I can get above 9,000. That would be a good challenge.
When I see my mom in the stands, it always pushes me to succeed.
I'm not maximized yet.
The great thing about this is, and not to pump my own tires, but I feel like I'm not maximized yet. I feel like I can still run faster, jump higher, which I think makes it special. Hopefully, going to London, I'll be welcomed into the decathlon community.
