“I always try to do better than I have before, so I think it would be g...” — Ashton Eaton Quote

“I always try to do better than I have before, so I think it would be good to break the world record.”

“I compete against myself in competitions anyway, so I train against myself in practice.”

“I want to see where I measure up against everyone in the world and everyone who has ever competed in the sport, and there's that innate sense of wanting to challenge myself. I'm competitive in all aspects.”

“I am just going to try to run my personal best. If it comes as a world record, I would appreciate it. But I would treat it as a personal best.”

“Each world record feels like it brings something a bit different out of me.”

“For me, I've not really focused on a world record. I'm just trying to put a complete race together, and when I do that, then fast times will come.”