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

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.

To me, the decathlon is its own little society and I am part of that culture.

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

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.

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.

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.