For so long I wanted to win the gold medal.Then I won. I had to figure out what was the new motivation to take myself to that place again.

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 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.

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

I was blessed with certain gifts and talents and God gave them to me to be the best person I can be and to have a positive impact on other people.

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