Sport fosters many things that are good; teamwork and leadership.

It's good to be difficult to know. Too many people are too easy to know.

Being a decathlete is like having ten girlfriends. You have to love them all, and you can't afford losing one.

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

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

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

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.