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

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

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

If you have done something once, you can do it again or you can do it better. The beauty is the pursuit of the limit, not the limit itself. At least that's what I hope people realize.

I think a challenge for myself is to see how many times I can get above 9,000. That would be a good challenge.

I knew I could compete with most people in high school. It didn't quite give me an attitude, but it made me think I didn't have to try hard sometimes.

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