In our marriage, the success of our athletic dreams comes before everything. 'Hey do you want to watch a movie?' 'No, I have a hard workout tomorrow.'

I won't back down. I get a satisfaction from being tested and defeating the test.

If you have done something once, you can do it again or you can do it better. The beauty is the pursuit of the limit, not the limit itself. At least that's what I hope people realize.

The desire definitely comes from within. There are only a few people who make it to this level and those are the ones who have that innate desire.

To do the best that I possibly could in my world makes me pretty happy.

Competition is pretty much the essence of everything, it gives humans drive.

It's important not to make the gold medal bigger than it is.

The thing I like about decathlon is also the thing I dislike: It's the maximum challenge, but also the maximum frustration.

I'm not maximized yet.

I think a challenge for myself is to see how many times I can get above 9,000. That would be a good challenge.

I wouldn't say there was a moment of realization when I wanted to be a runner; it was always just something I was.

The world and everyone in it is always ready to blame a man for anything when he is already knocked down.

I'm not letting the world - or anyone in it - determine my fate. Not anymore, at least. - Ginny

A man could love only what he respected, not pitied.

He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other's slave.

Nothing I like to do pays well.

Grow your tree of falsehood from a small grain of truth.

People substitute tradition for the living experience of the love of God. They talk and think as though walking with God was attained by walking in the footsteps of people who walked with God.

I often don't read reviews.

A falling drop at last will carve a stone.

I have come to light the lamp of love in your hearts, to see that it shines day by day with added luster.