The first pet I remember was a cat called Baby. She would sleep with me, and I could call her from anywhere, and she would come running.

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

The opportunity to represent your country at the Olympic Games is earned, not given.

Universities are like a utopia in a way, because you're mentally stimulated, you're challenged, and you have a lot of young, creative minds wanting to do new things, different things. Better things.

The great thing about this is, and not to pump my own tires, but I feel like I'm not maximized yet. I feel like I can still run faster, jump higher, which I think makes it special. Hopefully, going to London, I'll be welcomed into the decathlon community.

That is when the crowd really lifted me. That last 600 meters I was not running with my own legs. It was incredible.