My father was a great fan of the horses. His only regret was that I never ran in the Grand National..

Sometimes I run and I don't even feel the effort of running. I don't even feel the ground. I'm just drifting. Incredible feeling. All the agony and f….

You find out a lot about yourself through athletics. If you're cut out to be a winner or a failure or a quitter, athletics will bring it out of you. ….

There is no path I follow. I feel as if I'm just drifting along, because although I can progress physically, through my training, mentally and spirit….

The decathlon is nine Mickey Mouse events and the 1500 metres..