Dan O'Brien Quotes


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.


Citations

O'Brien, Dan, and Brad Botkin. Clearing Hurdles: The Quest to Be The World's Greatest Athlete. Morgan James Publishing, 2012.

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Dan O'Brien
Dan O'Brien
  • Born: July 18, 1966
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Athlete

Daniel Dion O'Brien is an American former decathlete and Olympic gold medalist. He won the Olympic title in 1996, three consecutive world championships (1991, 1993, 1995), and set the world record in 1992.