I call myself a chameleon.

Take pride in exactly what it is you do and remember it's okay to fail as long as you don't give up.

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

As a young athlete, it was first about having fun; then it was about winning.

As a young child, I was never a crier. I never cried to get my way, or even when I was in pain.

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

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