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

You take yourself to a place where you've got absolutely nothing left and then you find out you have to push yourself one more step. That's a tough place to be in.

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

Repercussions are serious and they will take you places.

If I look what sport has done in my life, I don't think there's any doubt that sport can change lives.

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 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.