I'm excited to be a part of the Olympic movement again.

Before the decathlon I'm constantly trying to convince myself that I want to do this, that I want to take myself to that place where it's going to hurt and things are going to be tough. But that's like anything - you want to give your best.

I've been telling people I'm in the best shape of my life, I've been training unbelievably hard.

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

We have to lie to ourselves as decathletes and say that we like all ten events.