The stopwatch doesn't lie. The tape measure doesn't lie.

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.

Georgie, stop trying to resurrect the shoes. They were never alive in the first place.

Whereever you go we will share the same sky

Tori gazed out on the calm Ancific Ocean across which, incredibly, she would be taking a coach.

Art is like singing. Some do it better than others, but everyone can and should be doing it for their soul.

Grant that I may experience the power of Thy Word before I deliver it.

In the past I've been hard on the vegans. I've called them Prius-driving fascists, but now I am one of them. I have been turned to the dark side.

I always tell people you can take the thugest thug in the world, and if you put a suit on him, he'll act different, trust me.

Ive tried to write deep and serious. I spent years working to write a story that would make my writing group cry.

Because of this erotic bond, the earth becomes luxuriant in its every aspect.

They are mad men (Jews), but you should not burn them for that.