As a young child, I was never a crier. I never cried to get my way, or even when I was in pain. Dan O'Brien Read Quote
When first starting to work with someone you try to get them in the same mindset that you were in when you were successful, and I realized the best thing you can ever do is realize that they are not you. They have a different persona and mindset, and you have to figure out what works best within your communication with that athlete. Dan O'Brien Read Quote
Through everything I’ve gone through- and I’ve been everywhere, at the top of the world, in jail, hung over drunk – I never gave up my dream of winning a gold medal in the Olympics. Dan O'Brien Read Quote
There is nothing better than having a personal-best day, being in shape and pushing myself beyond my own limits. Dan O'Brien Read Quote
After the failure in ’92, my goal was to be a good pole vaulter. I used that as motivation. Dan O'Brien Read Quote
And there is such a thing as a decathlon high. It’s like a rock rolling down hill, picking up momentum. You get better and better. Dan O'Brien Read Quote
Nowadays, to be a good world-ranked decathlete, you need to be good at everything. Dan O'Brien Read Quote
I didn’t get a ton of interest from colleges in baseball and football, but I was outstanding in track and had the sense that this would be my meal ticket… Track was a sport where I saw immediate improvement, and I had a lot of good support behind me… and the coaches had a lot of experience and pushed me in that direction for sure. Dan O'Brien Read Quote
Breaking the world record in ’92 was a very special personal moment, but I’d say my favorite moment as a decathlete was winning the Olympic gold medal. It was a lot of years of work, and when I won it, it was more a sense of relief than jubilation or exaltation. Dan O'Brien Read Quote
