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.

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

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

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.

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.

We'll probably only consider a handful of individuals. We'll bring up people who can accumulate either innings or at-bats, so we can hopefully gauge where they stand as a prospective Major Leaguer.