The desire definitely comes from within. There are only a few people who make it to this level and those are the ones who have that innate desire.

I feel it's right for me to wear a Canadian flag baseball hat. Regardless of the fact that my wife is Canadian and I would support her throughout, the spirit of the Olympic Games is to have all these countries together to push each other.

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

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.

The desire definitely comes from within. There are only a few people who make it to this level and those are the ones who have that innate desire.

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

The thing I like about decathlon is also the thing I dislike: It's the maximum challenge, but also the maximum frustration.