Dan O'Brien
Dan O'Brien
American decathlete who won an Olympic Gold medal in 1996, as well as titles at the World Championships in Athletics.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDecathlete
Date of Birth18 July 1966
CityPortland, OR
CountryUnited States of America
people major-league gauges
We'll probably only consider a handful of individuals. We'll bring up people who can accumulate either innings or at-bats, so we can hopefully gauge where they stand as a prospective Major Leaguer.
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I was playing little league baseball when Bruce Jenner was winning the gold, but I don't think I was really paying attention at that time. It wasn't until 1980 - I think I was 12 years old - that I thought, 'Wow that's what I want to do. I want to be on the Olympic team.'
benefits measured solely
The benefits are not measured solely in statistics.
looks shirt somebody tony wearing worry
Somebody said the shirt I was wearing looks like a dress, and Tony told me, 'Don't worry, I got your back,'
defined failures learned paid people successes
As athletes, we're defined by what we've accomplished. Those are what most people remember and what you get paid for. But I learned more from my failures than from all of my successes put together - failures as an athlete and as a person.
bigger cars financing income majority problem
That's going to be a bigger problem going forward. The majority of the income is made on the financing side, not on making cars anymore.
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Nowadays, to be a good world-ranked decathlete, you need to be good at everything.
ability attributes behind competing losses love playing
I just love playing so much, competing so much. You're able to put your losses behind you. One of the greatest attributes a decathlete can have is the ability to forget... to look ahead, not behind.
camp extended position virtue
By virtue of their extended season, they'll come to camp in better position to make an impression.
morning mean gold
It really means a lot that I won the gold medal - but I woke up the next morning expecting to feel different. I felt the same.
hype cereal breakfast
When I was little, I wasn't allowed to put sugar on my breakfast cereal because it made me so hyper.
knowing mad upset
You have to be able to be a good loser. You have to be okay knowing you're going to fail every day in something without getting mad and upset.
dream winning jail
Through everything I've gone through- and I've been everywhere, at the top of the world, in jail, hung over drunk - I never gave up my dream of winning a gold medal in the Olympics.
single-life scissors knows
I always know where the scissors are.