Breaking the world record in '92 was a very special personal moment, but I'd say my favorite moment as a decathlete was winning the Olympic gold medal.

You have to be able to be a good loser. You have to be okay knowing you're going to fail every day in something without getting mad and upset.

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

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

It really means a lot that I won the gold medal - but I woke up the next morning expecting to feel different. I felt the same.

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

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