Have an open mind and an open heart. I'm not this bad person. I'm just doing what I have to do.

Remember, success is not measured by heights attained but by obstacles overcome. We're going to pass through many obstacles in our lives: good days, bad days. But the successful person will overcome those obstacles and constantly move forward.

I spent twelve years training for a career that was over in a week. Joe Namath spent one week training for a career that lasted twelve years.

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

I just barely got through school. The problem was a learning disability, at a time when there was no where to get help.

Start early and begin raising the bar throughout the day.

The most challenging aspect of the decathlon is not the events themselves, but how you train to become the best 100-meter runner you are on the same day that you're the best 1,500-meter runner.