Bryan Clay
Bryan Clay
Bryan Ezra Tsumoru Clayis an American decathlete. He was the 2008 Summer Olympic champion for the decathlon and was also World champion in 2005...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDecathlete
Date of Birth3 January 1980
CityAustin, TX
CountryUnited States of America
mentally physically roller throughout trying
For decathletes, our event goes all throughout the day so you're trying to go up and down and up and down emotionally and physically and you know mentally you're just on a roller coaster.
hurt giving trying
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.
dreaming dreams glad since starting
I've been dreaming about this since I was a little kid, since I was 8 years old. I'm just glad these dreams are starting to come true.
call class doctors joint people prevent talking though treat
Even though I'm what people call a 'world-class athlete,' I have to do all the same things doctors are talking about (to prevent and treat joint pain),
happy home medals silver
I am just happy to still be in the medals to be going home with another silver medal.
given glad roman step
On any given day one of us could have won. I'm just glad it went my way. Roman was there every step of the way.
figure
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.
arthritis body feeling morning wake
I wake up every morning feeling like I have arthritis -- my body does not work,
let-me decathlon
I'm competitive. I like to compete, and that's basically what the decathlon lets me do.
movement excited
I'm excited to be a part of the Olympic movement again.
people training shapes
I've been telling people I'm in the best shape of my life, I've been training unbelievably hard.
morning knowing wake-up
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.
six wake-up hours
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.
believe mean thinking
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.