The decathlon includes ten separate events and they all matter. You can't work on just one of them.

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

I have a company attitude about my work. I don't like to do just one thing; I like to do a lot of things.

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.

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

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 it, I knew my best chance at a college scholarship would be in track and field.