When I was little, I wasn't allowed to put sugar on my breakfast cereal because it made me so hyper.

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

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.

I always know where the scissors are.

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.

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.