![]() ![]() Traditionally, decathletes were very big people. One must have a background in different sports and body motions, and then somebody who can make connections to improve their motions. For example, the motion of throwing a javelin, like right at the very end, it's actually very similar to high jump. And what you get from that is a person who can pick up new motions quickly, but then also be able to connect certain motions so that you're more efficient. ![]() What constitutes the making of a good decathlete? Basically, you need a strong foundation in various sports, and somebody who's versatile. And we'll train him as a decathlete.' That's how my journey took off. And they said, 'We'll give him a little scholarship. Since I'm from Oregon, one of the Oregon coaches came and saw me do a long jump. ![]() But he could be very good, you should see. And they asked whether I could do pole vault, whether I could throw the javelin? How were my high jump and hurdle numbers? My coaches would say, well, he doesn't do any of those things yet. They called the college coaches and said, 'Hey, we have an athlete that we think would be a good decathlete, you should give him a scholarship. The coaches told me what the events were in the decathlon. And by that time, you're supposed to kind of be choosing where you want to go to college. Let's go get a scholarship.' But I didn't have any idea what decathlon was. And I thought the idea of a scholarship sounded good. At the time, I was just like a sprinter and a long jumper. Some of my coaches in high school thought I could get a scholarship if I did this track and field event called decathlon. I wanted to go to university, but it's very expensive. You can go to university, or you can go start working. And then you know, in the States, you go to school you do just sports. And my thing was I just liked being athletic. How did you choose decathlon? I didn't choose. I'm curious to know what he plans to do with his kind of platform." Read on. "He throws the javelin, but that doesn't mean that's all he likes to do. Neeraj Chopra so that he could pick his brains on where he finds the balance between his javelin and the tons of marketing he does. ![]()
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