Occupation: Olympic Athlete Birth: January 3, 1980
Breaking the world record has always been in the works. I just need the right conditions and I can make it..
I'm competitive. I like to compete, and that's basically what the decathlon lets me do..
I'm excited to be a part of the Olympic movement again..
For so long I wanted to win the gold medal.Then I won. I had to figure out what was the new motivation to take myself to that place again..
You don't have to sacrifice who you are to follow your beliefs..
My life was very Japanese..
I do catch myself driving around singing tunes, but I don't know if it's necessarily show tunes..
It's not easy waking up every single morning knowing what you're going to put your body through and having to do it. We don't have days off..
How many times do you take yourself to the brink of complete collapse? It's not a real fun place to go..
I have a black lab named Luke..
Repercussions are serious and they will take you places..
It's not necessarily size that matters, it's how fast you move that implement..
I train six to seven hours every single day. I wake up six days a week and know that it's going to be the same thing..
Before the decathlon I'm constantly trying to convince myself that I want to do this, that I want to take myself to that place where it's going to hu….
We have to lie to ourselves as decathletes and say that we like all ten events..
Our house was always full of grandparents and aunts and uncles and cousins..
I love Broadway. And, I listen to country music, which I think a lot of people find surprising..
You take yourself to a place where you've got absolutely nothing left and then you find out you have to push yourself one more step. That's a tough p….
I was blessed with certain gifts and talents and God gave them to me to be the best person I can be and to have a positive impact on other people..
I don't think anyone chooses the decathlon as much as it chooses you..
I like golf, hiking, camping, boating and fishing..