There was a French activist and writer, Simone de Beauvoir, who said, 'You are not born woman. You become one' ... Words I live by.

I'm kind of more on the conservative side.

The biggest problem with dyslexic kids is not the perceptual problem, it is their perception of themselves. That was my biggest problem.

Waving the flag at the 1976 Olympics wasn't my idea. It was too much apple pie and ice cream. Not that I don't love my country, but I felt it was my victory up there, I put all the time into it.

If you're going to dedicate every second to winning the decathlon, what are you doing wasting your time in bed?

You have to train your mind like you train your body.

I'm saying goodbye to people's perception of me and who I am, I'm not saying goodbye to me, because this has always been me.