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.

My life was very Japanese.

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.

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.

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

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

You take yourself to a place where you've got absolutely nothing left and then you find out you have to push yourself one more step. That's a tough place to be in.