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

As a young child, I was never a crier. I never cried to get my way, or even when I was in pain.

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

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.

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

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 got interested in decathlon because a coach that I had was a big fan of Bruce Jenner, and he just saw the ability in me - but when it came down to it, I knew my best chance at a college scholarship would be in track and field.