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

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

It's kind of fun to hear that other people deal with the same kinds of issues that you do.

I don't think anyone chooses the decathlon as much as it chooses you.

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.

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

I train six to seven hours every single day. I wake up six days a week and know that it's going to be the same thing.