I didn't even know what it was when I started. But I was lucky. I found it at 16. Most people don't discover decathlon until they're 21 or 22.

I tend to eat vegetables only when I'm with the kids and the rest of the time, I'm a bit slack. But, I am weight-conscious, so I concentrate on avoiding junk food.

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

I am only about winning and getting better.

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

The decathlon takes so long to learn that people who are good athletes don't want to go back to the beginning again.

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