Bryan Ezra Tsumoru Clay Quotes

• I do catch myself driving around singing tunes, but I don’t know if it’s necessarily show tunes.

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• Before the decathlon I’m constantly trying to convince myself that I want to do this, that I want to take myself to that place where it’s going to hurt and things are going to be tough. But that’s like anything – you want to give your best.

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• Breaking the world record has always been in the works. I just need the right conditions and I can make it.

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• How many times do you take yourself to the brink of complete collapse? It’s not a real fun place to go.

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• I have a black lab named Luke.

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• 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.

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• For so long I wanted to win the gold medal.Then I won. I had to figure out what was the new motivation to take myself to that place again.

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• I don’t think anyone chooses the decathlon as much as it chooses you.

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• I love Broadway. And, I listen to country music, which I think a lot of people find surprising.

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• I think to actually be an Olympian to me means that you’ve trained most of your life, or you’ve dedicated most of your life or a big chunk of your life into doing something that you believe that you can accomplish.

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• I’m excited to be a part of the Olympic movement again.

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• I was blessed with certain gifts and talents and God gave them to me to be the best person I can be and to have a positive impact on other people.

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• I’ve been telling people I’m in the best shape of my life, I’ve been training unbelievably hard.

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• I like golf, hiking, camping, boating and fishing.

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• I train six to seven hours every single day. I wake up six days a week and know that it’s going to be the same thing.

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• I’m competitive. I like to compete, and that’s basically what the decathlon lets me do.

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• If I look what sport has done in my life, I don’t think there’s any doubt that sport can change lives.

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• It’s not easy waking up every single morning knowing what you’re going to put your body through and having to do it. We don’t have days off.

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• It’s not necessarily size that matters, it’s how fast you move that implement.

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• It’s kind of fun to hear that other people deal with the same kinds of issues that you do.

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Bryan Ezra Tsumoru Clay (26)

Birth:	3rd January, 1980
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Athlete

About

Bryan Ezra Tsumoru Clay was born in Austin, Texas and raised in Hawaii. He is an American decathlete. He was the 2008 Summer Olympic champion for the decathlon and was also World champion in 2005. Clay won the silver medal at the 2004 Olympics, and finished first at the 2005 World Championships. He was unable to complete the 2007 World Championships due to injuries, dropping out after four events. Clay won the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in the decathlon. His victory margin of 240 points in the 2008 Beijing Olympics was the largest since 1972.

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