There were only ever two black kids at my school. I never considered myself to be 'a black kid'. I was who I was. Which isn't to say things haven't happened to me that wouldn't have happened if I wasn't black.

People tend to like an athlete's performance, but if you don't get a feeling for the individual, you're not very emotive about them.

The only limitations are mental. The guy who thinks positively will win.

Even if you've been involved in a World Cup, the Olympics is huge. Only the Games has the power to change communities.

When I lost my decathlon world record I took it like a man. I only cried for ten hours.

Los Angeles was great fun because it was the polar opposite of Moscow in 1980. It was sunny and bright, lots of colours around, whereas Moscow was dark and oppressive.

I am an education ambassador, mainly working with schools.