There is nothing better than having a personal-best day, being in shape and pushing myself beyond my own limits.

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• Dan O'Brien:

  I call myself a chameleon.

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

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  It's important for me to think I'm mixed-race.

• Dan O'Brien:

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

• Dan O'Brien:

  It really means a lot that I won the gold medal - but I woke up the next morning expecting to feel

• Dan O'Brien:

  I was playing little league baseball when Bruce Jenner was winning the gold but I don't think I was

• Dan O'Brien:

  Try everything, because you're never sure what you're going to be great at.

• Dan O'Brien:

  I got interested in decathlon because a coach that I had was a big fan of Bruce Jenner, and he just

• Dan O'Brien:

  I was a good decathlete until I got with a coach that really knew how to train specifically for the

• Dan O'Brien:

  Breaking the world record in '92 was a very special personal moment, but I'd say my favorite moment