Bryan Clay quotes

Bryan Clay is an American athlete and Olympic decathlete. He gained worldwide recognition by winning the gold medal in the decathlon at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He is celebrated for his versatility, determination, and contributions to track and field. Here are 25 of his quotes:

I was blessed with certain gifts and talents and God gave them to me to be the best person I can be and to have a positive impact on other people. (Bryan Clay)

I like golf, hiking, camping, boating and fishing.

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Our house was always full of grandparents and aunts and uncles and cousins.

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Breaking the world record has always been in the works. I just need the right conditions and I can make it.

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It's not easy waking up every single morning knowing what you're going to put your body through and having to do it. We don't have days off.

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It's not necessarily size that matters, it's how fast you move that implement.

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If I look what sport has done in my life, I don't think there's any doubt that sport can change lives.

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My life was very Japanese.

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I love Broadway. And, I listen to country music, which I think a lot of people find surprising.

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It's kind of fun to hear that other people deal with the same kinds of issues that you do.

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You don't have to sacrifice who you are to follow your beliefs. (Bryan Clay)

Repercussions are serious and they will take you places.

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I have a black lab named Luke.

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You take yourself to a place where you've got absolutely nothing left and then you find out you have to push yourself one more step. That's a tough place to be in.

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We have to lie to ourselves as decathletes and say that we like all ten events.

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How many times do you take yourself to the brink of complete collapse? It's not a real fun place to go.

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I don't think anyone chooses the decathlon as much as it chooses you.

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I think to actually be an Olympian to me means that you've trained most of your life, or you've dedicated most of your life or a big chunk of your life into doing something that you believe that you can accomplish.

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I train six to seven hours every single day. I wake up six days a week and know that it's going to be the same thing.

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I've been telling people I'm in the best shape of my life, I've been training unbelievably hard.

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I'm competitive. I like to compete, and that's basically what the decathlon lets me do. (Bryan Clay)

Before the decathlon I'm constantly trying to convince myself that I want to do this, that I want to take myself to that place where it's going to hurt and things are going to be tough. But that's like anything - you want to give your best.

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I'm excited to be a part of the Olympic movement again.

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I do catch myself driving around singing tunes, but I don't know if it's necessarily show tunes.

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For so long I wanted to win the gold medal. Then I won. I had to figure out what was the new motivation to take myself to that place again.

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Occupation: American Athlete
Born: January 3, 1980
Quotes count: 25

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