The only thing I did is, I wore the same pair of socks in every decathlon I was ever in.

The only thing you ever have is now.

Drumming was the only thing I was ever good at.

I used to play a lot of tennis and then, next thing you know, same thing with tennis. That banging on the knees, the jarring, twisting motion - I couldn't do it. All of a sudden, every time I played, my knee would swell up.

If you're going to dedicate every second to winning the decathlon, what are you doing wasting your time in bed?

I was convinced that the only thing I wanted to do ever - was write novels.