It took me time to realize that the men who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon are just men, just like me.

I call myself a chameleon.

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

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.

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.

Try everything, because you're never sure what you're going to be great at.