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.

I think what my parents did was perfect. They were strict, concerned about my safety and held me back just a little.

The decathlon includes ten separate events and they all matter. You can't work on just one of them.

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

When I was little, I wasn't allowed to put sugar on my breakfast cereal because it made me so hyper.

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.

And there is such a thing as a decathlon high. It's like a rock rolling down hill, picking up momentum. You get better and better.