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Dan O'Brien

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If you never give up, you'll be successful.


— Dan O'Brien


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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


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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.


— Dan O'Brien


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And there is such a thing as a decathlon high. It's like a rock rolling down hill, picking up momentum. You get better and better.


— Dan O'Brien


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As a young athlete, it was first about having fun; then it was about winning.


— Dan O'Brien


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As a young child, I was never a crier. I never cried to get my way, or even when I was in pain.


— Dan O'Brien


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Breaking the world record in '92 was a very special personal moment, but I'd say my favorite moment as a decathlete was winning the Olympic gold medal.


— Dan O'Brien


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I call myself a chameleon.


— Dan O'Brien


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I think what my parents did was perfect. They were strict, concerned about my safety and held me back just a little.


— Dan O'Brien


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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.


— Dan O'Brien


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56m); Pole Vault 16ft 4 3/4 inches (5. Olympic Trials held at Tad Gormley Stadium in New Orleans in late June 1992 O'Brien had a disaster in the 8th event the Pole Vault.

Daniel Dion "Dan" O'Brien (born July 18 1966 Portland Oregon) an American athlete. A decathlete his 1990s achievements in the decathlon included the winning of an Olympic gold medal in 1996 and previous to that three consecutive titles at the World Championships in Athletics.

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