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

Sport and health are so important to our nation that they deserve to be right at the front of people's minds.

There are lots of women tennis players, for instance, but because not many of them seem to have much personality, they're interchangeable. You don't have a feeling about them.

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

I've still got a small fitness and conditioning business where I travel round the world doing stuff for individuals and corporations, mainly fitness training.

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

Sometimes you have to resist working on your strengths in favour of your weaknesses. The decathlon requires a wide range of skills.