How many times do you take yourself to the brink of complete collapse? It's not a real fun place to go.

It's not necessarily size that matters, it's how fast you move that implement.

Breaking the world record has always been in the works. I just need the right conditions and I can make it.

My life was very Japanese.

I have a black lab named Luke.

I'm competitive. I like to compete, and that's basically what the decathlon lets me do.

I think to actually be an Olympian to me means that you've trained most of your life, or you've dedicated most of your life or a big chunk of your life into doing something that you believe that you can accomplish.