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.

The ability to grow is directly related to the amount of insecurity you can take in your life.

Nobody has milked one performance better than me - and I'm damned proud of it.

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.

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

I am not gay. I am, as far as I know, heterosexual. I've never been with a guy.

The first one of the girls I ever told was Kimberly.