For world champ Bryan Clay, love of sport trumps money

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For world champ Bryan Clay, love of sport trumps money


By Michael Tsai
Advertiser Staff Writer


Bryan Clay is the world's top decathlete, but he says the sport isn't taken seriously enough in the United States because in America, sports is too often about making lots of money.


Given the choice, the reigning champ in the world's toughest sport says he'll pick love over money every time. Still, Hawai'i decathlete Bryan Clay really wouldn't object to having both.

Clay, who lives in Glendora, Calif., is home in Honolulu for a few weeks with his wife, Sarah, and their 4-month-old son, Jacob. This morning, he's hosting a low-cost clinic for teenagers in conjunction with the Bone and Joint Clinic at Straub, Hawai'i Teen Sports and the University of Hawai'i track and field program.

"If I wanted to make money, I chose the wrong sport," Clay said. "But I chose decathlon because I love it. I continue to do it because it's fun and it's what I love."

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I got to meet him at Indoor NAIA in Johnson City! He is an amazingly nice guy, and he's buff