Bryan Clay Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“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 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.”
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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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“It's not necessarily size that matters, it's how fast you move that implement.”
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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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“I do catch myself driving around singing tunes, but I don't know if it's necessarily show tunes.”
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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.”
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“Repercussions are serious and they will take you places.”
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“I like golf, hiking, camping, boating and fishing.”
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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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“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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“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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“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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“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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“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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“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 excited to be a part of the Olympic movement again.”
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“I'm competitive. I like to compete, and that's basically what the decathlon lets me do.”
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