It really means a lot that I won the gold medal – but I woke up the next morning expecting to feel different. — Dan O'Brien
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
There is nothing better than having a personal-best day, being in shape and pushing myself beyond my own limits. — 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
Through everything I’ve gone through- and I’ve been everywhere, at the top of the world — Dan O'Brien
When I was little, I wasn’t allowed to put sugar on my breakfast cereal because it made me so hyper. — Dan O'Brien
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