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

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

Having the ambition of becoming Olympic champion is a whole different ambition from wanting to be the greatest.

Athletes these days are too robotic. People like to see performances filled with emotion. In my career I tried to be amusing, to differentiate myself from the other champions.

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

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

I'm obsessive. I want to know the answer to how good I am. Most people aren't.