Most people doing the decathlon these days are quite boring, so people don't relate to them.

Most people doing the decathlon these days are quite boring, so people don't relate to them.

The decathlon takes so long to learn that people who are good athletes don't want to go back to the beginning again.

When I lost my decathlon world record I took it like a man. I only cried for ten hours.

Sometimes you have to resist working on your strengths in favour of your weaknesses. The decathlon requires a wide range of skills.

Athletes these days are too robotic. People like to see performances filled with emotion. In my career I tried to be amusing, to differentiate myself from the other champions.