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 can only look forward to a South Dakota winter if, as with childbirth, remodeling a house, or writing a novel, you're able to forget how bad it was the last time.

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

I always know where the scissors are.

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.

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.

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