I'm competitive - that's what defines me - and I love it.

If you don't want to grow old, then slow down the slowing down process.

I'm competitive - that's what defines me - and I love it.

Kids are starting at such a low base rate in terms of fitness that it's taking them years to catch up to where people like me started from. Every little bit is making it more difficult for kids to succeed on a world stage.

Most people doing the decathlon these days are quite boring, so people don't relate to them.

When you're walking into the stadium, you just say to yourself, 'the 100m is the same anywhere, the shot put is the same weight anywhere.'

I did not want to be the best black man of the year; I wanted to be the best man of the year.