Michael Nyman

I'm like a decathlete who does all of the events he's used to, but is being forced by certain circumstances to focus on three events, and being forced to focus on events that he wasn't that interested in, and also weren't his strongest events.

British Composer

Caitlyn Jenner

We have a rich tradition here in the United States of great decathletes, which is amazing 'cause we have absolutely no program to develop these guys. Zero. There's nothing. They do it on their own, just like I did back in '76.

American Athlete

Bryan Clay

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.

Jim Brown

One of the most fantastic experiences I ever had was as a decathlete. I finished fifth in the nation my senior year of high school. I had no training or nothing.

Daley Thompson

Being a decathlete is like having ten girlfriends. You have to love them all, and you can't afford losing one.

English Athlete

Ashton Eaton

To be with the other two-time gold medalists is great, but it's great to just be a decathlete.

Dan O'Brien

Nowadays, to be a good world-ranked decathlete, you need to be good at everything.

We have to lie to ourselves as decathletes and say that we like all ten events.

Terrance Hayes

Poets are like the decathletes of literature.

American Educator

David Hornsby

American Actor

Decathletes must excel in diverse track and field events, emphasizing their versatility.

Event Variety

The word emphasizes the athlete's endurance, as the decathlon spans two days.

Physical Endurance

Being a decathlete requires training in multiple disciplines, not just a single sport.

Specialized Training

 What he was was a decathlete of nation-building, of problem-solving, of troubleshooting in the world's worst places and in the world's most broken places. In failing states, genocidal states, under-governed states,