Ever since I was a kid, whatever situation I was presented with, I always made the most of it.

Sport fosters many things that are good; teamwork and leadership.

The only limitations are mental. The guy who thinks positively will win.

I'm competitive - that's what defines me - and I love it.

I don't even have my own computer.

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

If you don't want to grow old, then slow down the slowing down process.

I have the mentality of a winner. I first went to the Olympic Games when I was 17, three weeks after my O-levels, and I remember sitting in a dining-hall filled with the world's best athletes.

Being a decathlete is like having ten girlfriends. You have to love them all, and you can't afford losing one.

Having the ambition of becoming Olympic champion is a whole different ambition from wanting to be the greatest.

Los Angeles was great fun because it was the polar opposite of Moscow in 1980. It was sunny and bright, lots of colours around, whereas Moscow was dark and oppressive.

You did not just say that. I have a feeling we're on the verge of hugging and coming up with cute nicknames for each other.

As the season changes, we learn to adapt.

His silence helps him come off as something of a seer, a whispering muse.

Always think about the needs of others because being a part of a group isan essential characteristic of human nature.

What is seen by all on FB becomes what each person also sees in the mirror when he sees himself. The others’ gaze, but also the others’ values, opinions, and judgements become one’s own.

By unspoken agreement, we all picked an invisible line in the cracked asphalt and toed it.

If people know we expect good things from them, they will in most cases go to great lengths to live up to our expectations.

The past always looks better than it was; it's only pleasant because it isn't here.

Antiquity is a species of aristocracy with which it is not easy to be on visiting terms.

I've never heard an agency say, 'Unless you industrialize I will not support you.'