For kids it's natural to be competitive.

I don't even have my own computer.

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

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.

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

But if kids take up things like hockey and football they will go back to it.

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