It's important not to make the gold medal bigger than it is.

I wouldn't say there was a moment of realization when I wanted to be a runner; it was always just something I was.

To do the best that I possibly could in my world makes me pretty happy.

I'm not maximized yet.

When I see my mom in the stands, it always pushes me to succeed.

There's never going to be a decathlon that you're going to have 10 events that your satisfied with. You're always, always going to be dissatisfied in something, and that always draws you back to try to retry that the next time you do a decathlon. It's like you go for the perfect 10.

I won't back down. I get a satisfaction from being tested and defeating the test.