Sometimes you have to resist working on your strengths in favour of your weaknesses. The decathlon requires a wide range of skills.
Daley ThompsonIn my heart of hearts my motivation would always have been to be the best, and I think that athletics is probably what I was built for.
Daley ThompsonWhen I lost my decathlon world record I took it like a man. I only cried for ten hours.
Daley ThompsonThere's no day when I don't think it would be great to be 25 years old and have the Olympics coming in less than 300 days - and be the best in the world. I can't think of anything so motivating.
Daley Thompson