#dec

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

#decathlon #down #get #high #hill

I got interested in decathlon because a coach that I had was a big fan of Bruce Jenner, and he just saw the ability in me - but when it came down to it, I knew my best chance at a college scholarship would be in track and field. ↗

— Dan O'Brien

#because #best #big #big fan #bruce

It took me time to realize that the men who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon are just men, just like me. ↗

— Dan O'Brien

#gold #gold medals #just #like #me

The decathlon includes ten separate events and they all matter. You can't work on just one of them. ↗

— Dan O'Brien

#events #includes #just #just one #matter

To me, the decathlon is its own little society and I am part of that culture. ↗

— Dan O'Brien

#culture #decathlon #i #i am #little

Clearly, if it is sensible to hold a referendum on independence, it is crucial that we have one on marriage. It is the only way the country can move forward on this issue. Let all those who have a view on this subject place their trust in the Scottish people and let Scotland decide. ↗

— Keith O'Brien

#country #crucial #decide #forward #hold

Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. ↗

— Flannery O'Connor

#during #experience #falls #hair #novel

I don't know how a judge can concentrate on being fair and impartial when he or she is faced with possible jail time for making a decision that others deem incorrect. ↗

— Sandra Day O'Connor

#concentrate #decision #deem #faced #fair

I think the important thing about my appointment is not that I will decide cases as a woman, but that I am a woman who will get to decide cases. ↗

— Sandra Day O'Connor

#am #appointment #cases #decide #get

I'm a judge. It seemed to me that it was critical to try to take action to stem the criticism and help people understand that in the constitutional framework, it's terribly important not to have a system of retaliation against decisions people don't like. ↗

— Sandra Day O'Connor

#against #constitutional #critical #criticism #decisions