I'm not maximized yet..

There's never going to be a decathlon that you're going to have 10 events that your satisfied with. You're always, always going to be dissatisfied in….

I want to see where I measure up against everyone in the world and everyone who has ever competed in the sport, and there's that innate sense of want….

It's important not to make the gold medal bigger than it is..

If you have done something once, you can do it again or you can do it better. The beauty is the pursuit of the limit, not the limit itself. At least ….

I wouldn't say there was a moment of realization when I wanted to be a runner; it was always just something I was..

The desire definitely comes from within. There are only a few people who make it to this level and those are the ones who have that innate desire..

I think a challenge for myself is to see how many times I can get above 9,000. That would be a good challenge..

I always liked running as a kid. You know how eating chocolate or ice cream makes you feel good? That's the same way that running and competing makes….

You can't really explain competing in Olympic event to someone. You can say, "Oh, that was really tough." And that literally means nothing to someone….

To do the best that I possibly could in my world makes me pretty happy..

The thing I like about decathlon is also the thing I dislike: It's the maximum challenge, but also the maximum frustration..

When I see my mom in the stands, it always pushes me to succeed..

Competition is pretty much the essence of everything, it gives humans drive..

I won't back down. I get a satisfaction from being tested and defeating the test..

I feel it's right for me to wear a Canadian flag baseball hat. Regardless of the fact that my wife is Canadian and I would support her throughout, th….

Last year I was the favorite going into the world champs in Beijing, but I felt like I had to do something phenomenal in order to win. Instead of jus….

I knew I could compete with most people in high school. It didn't quite give me an attitude, but it made me think I didn't have to try hard sometimes..