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..

As a young athlete, it was first about having fun; then it was about winning..

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

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….

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 ….

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….

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 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….

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..

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

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

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..

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….

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

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!.