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..

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

Breaking the world record in '92 was a very special personal moment, but I'd say my favorite moment as a decathlete was winning the Olympic gold meda….

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

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 ….

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

I always know where the scissors are..

It took me time to realize that the men who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon are just men, just like me..

It's important for me to think I'm mixed-race..

I call myself a chameleon..

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

You know why divorce costs so much? Because it is worth it!.

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..

When first starting to work with someone you try to get them in the same mindset that you were in when you were successful, and I realized the best t….

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 ….

I was a good decathlete until I got with a coach that really knew how to train specifically for the event... I'd really describe it as like being a j….

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

You can only look forward to a South Dakota winter if, as with childbirth, remodeling a house, or writing a novel, you're able to forget how bad it w….

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

You need to become more than one type of athlete. You have to be a sprinter, a weight man and a distance guy all in one..