Through everything I've gone through- and I've been everywhere, at the top of the world, in jail, hung over drunk - I never gave up my dream of winning a gold medal in the Olympics.

There is nothing better than having a personal-best day, being in shape and pushing myself beyond my own limits.

I was playing little league baseball when Bruce Jenner was winning the gold but I don't think I was really paying attention at that time.

It's important for me to think I'm mixed-race.

I call myself a chameleon.

I got interested in decathlon because a coach that I had was a big fan of Bruce Jenner, and he just saw the ability in me - but when it came down to it, I knew my best chance at a college scholarship would be in track and field.

You need to become more than one type of athlete. You have to be a sprinter, a weight man and a distance guy all in one.