Ashton Eaton Quotes

I'm not dreaming of any podiums or any medals that I can put around my neck. I'm just focusing on what I need to do today in order to be better tomorrow.

I didn't make the most of school, but boxing has given me discipline.

The harder I train every day on the track and in the gym, the more trust I gain in myself.

And it was a great experience, you know, to travel the world and compete at a certain level. It teaches you discipline, focus, and certainly keeps you out of trouble.

The young athlete who aspires to greatness, generally speaking, learns a number of things from several different coaches. The first one taught him the fundamentals; the second one instilled discipline in him and taught him more of the techniques that must be mastered to excel.

I have a discipline that has served me very well in my career and in my personal life... and that's gotten stronger as I've gotten older. I've always felt if I don't just have a natural knack for it, I will just out-discipline the competition if I have to - work harder than anybody else.

I'm not some crazy party animal. That's OK. If you say you want to be the best, you have to do what the best do - train, research, eat right, take care of yourself, and be. Don't pretend.

I myself would like to become more disciplined within my work.

My life is training.

The day I'm not improving will be the day I hang up the racket.

From the age of 6, when I won my first race in skiing, I was on the national ski teams, really until Olympics in '72, so I always had a lot of discipline and commitment to achieve as much as I could in good way. Competitiveness doesn't stop when you stop skiing.

One of the things Mother said to me, 'You want this, you're going to practice.' And I know how to practice.

My teachers made me what I am today. I remember they used to instill confidence in me and stress on remaining focused.

I love practising, ever since I was that kid in the field, but I don't set targets for each session or anything.

I just want to get better and I love football.

I can get obsessive with my training, but it makes you who you are.

I'm just trying to work on my game and get better. That's all I can do. Keep working hard, keep trying.

My goals in football helped make me disciplined and focused in all areas of my life.

I have many aspects of my game I need to improve, and that's what I am focusing on. I prefer not to say what they are in public - for me, it's a secret, and I just want to work hard.

A master's is a lot more work than my first degree, but I'm an athlete who knows what she wants. I made up my mind, and I'm determined that this is what I'm going to do.

I just focus on what I can do myself, which is work hard and try to compete with the teammates I have.

Push yourself every single day to continue to work at yourself. And I feel like that's the reason why I made it.

My swim coach was very tough on me, and I respond well to that training... being pushed to my limit.

At 15, I went to boxing. That's when I really wanted to be a champion, so that gave me a goal in life, so it kept me focused on training instead of other things.

I have always said I want to work harder so I can develop, learn, grow, and improve. I love to play football, and when I come on the pitch, I want to do my best to help the team. It's up to the coach the position I play.