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.

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

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.

My life was very Japanese.

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

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