Speed is more important than endurance in the decathlon.

If I were to compare the Olympic decathlon to fatherhood, I would say fatherhood is a lot tougher.

I have gotten more flak for being a conservative Republican than I have for being trans.

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

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

I called Daley Thompson after the Games of '84, when he won. He'd had this phenomenal decathlon for nine events - and then he went out there and jogged the 1,500 meters and missed the world record by, like, three points.