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Dan O'Brien
American
June 18, 1966
Athlete
I call myself a chameleon.
Dan O'Brien
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Myself
Call
Chameleon
It's important for me to think I'm mixed-race.
Dan O'Brien
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Me
Think
Important
If you never give up, you'll be successful.
Dan O'Brien
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You
Up
Never
To me, the decathlon is its own little society and I am part of that culture.
Dan O'Brien
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Society
Me
Am
After the failure in '92, my goal was to be a good pole vaulter. I used that as motivation.
Dan O'Brien
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Good
Failure
After
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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You
Like
Get
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.
Dan O'Brien
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Morning
Really
Up
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.'
Dan O'Brien
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Time
Think
Really
When first starting to work with someone you try to get them in the same mindset that you were in when you were successful, and I realized the best thing you can ever do is realize that they are not you. They have a different persona and mindset, and you have to figure out what works best within your communication with that athlete.
Dan O'Brien
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Work
Best
Communication
