Dan O'Brien Quotes

If you never give up, you'll be successful.
Dan O'Brien

Successful, Give

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

Long, Give, Remember

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

Good, Loser, Mad

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

Rock, Down, High

As a young athlete, it was first about having fun; then it was about winning.
Dan O'Brien

Fun, Winning, Young

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

Pain, Young, Child

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.
Dan O'Brien

Winning, Special, Moment

I call myself a chameleon.
Dan O'Brien

Call, Chameleon

I got interested in decathlon because a coach that I had was a big fan of Bruce Jenner, and he just saw the ability in me - but when it came down to it, I knew my best chance at a college scholarship would be in track and field.
Dan O'Brien

Best, Down, Big

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

Parents, Perfect, Concerned

I was a good decathlete until I got with a coach that really knew how to train specifically for the event... I'd really describe it as like being a juggler; you have ten balls and you're trying to get them all in the air at the same time.
Dan O'Brien

Time, Good, Trying

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.
Dan O'Brien

Time, Winning, Baseball

It really means a lot that I won the gold medal - but I woke up the next morning expecting to feel different. I felt the same.
Dan O'Brien

Morning, Different, Same

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

Time, Men, Realize

It's important for me to think I'm mixed-race.
Dan O'Brien

The decathlon includes ten separate events and they all matter. You can't work on just one of them.
Dan O'Brien

Work, Matter, Events

There is nothing better than having a personal-best day, being in shape and pushing myself beyond my own limits.
Dan O'Brien

Nothing, Beyond, Limits

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

Drunk, Winning, Everything

To me, the decathlon is its own little society and I am part of that culture.
Dan O'Brien

Society, Culture, Decathlon

Try everything, because you're never sure what you're going to be great at.
Dan O'Brien

Great, Everything, Try

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

Work, Best, Successful

When I was little, I wasn't allowed to put sugar on my breakfast cereal because it made me so hyper.
Dan O'Brien

Made, Put, Breakfast

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

Become, Guy, Distance

Share with your Friends

Everyone likes a good quote - don't forget to share.

Biography

Nationality: American

Born: June 18, 1966

Links

Find on Amazon: Dan O'Brien

Cite this Page: Citation

Popular Topics

Friendship Quotes

Motivational Quotes

Inspirational Quotes

Related Authors

Muhammad Ali
Michael Jordan
Yogi Berra
Mike Tyson
Steve Prefontaine
Lance Armstrong
Kobe Bryant
Walter Hagen
More

Get Social with BrainyQuote

BrainyQuote Desktop

BrainyQuote Mobile

Site

Quote of the Day

Social

BQ on Pinterest

Syndication

Funny Quote Feed

Love Quote Feed

Nature Quote Feed

About Us