When you have an injury, you are hindered a little bit.
Know that even when you want to give up or throw in the towel, in the end it will all be worth the hard work.
I think that titles are for, I don't know, books and stuff. I just like doing what I'm doing.
I've got to do Gotzis at least once.
It would be fantastic to spend your whole life trying to pursue something and then finally, at the last moment, you achieve it. You know, instead of getting it in the middle of the pursuit and spending the second half giving it meaning.
I compete against myself in competitions anyway, so I train against myself in practice.
For me, I want 10 perfect events.
My biggest competitor? Myself, mentally.
I was never interested in golf until someone brought up the Get Golf Ready program to me.
You see somebody on a football field make a great, athletic 70-yard run, but the athleticism is immeasurable. It's undoubtedly athletic, but compared to somebody else who did something else, how do you compare it? That's the great part of track and field. It's a test, but with results that you can compare to others.
I would like to have a decathlon where all of my throws are really consistent and set the tone. That I'm good all-around, not just a speed and jump guy.
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.
My mom and I have been through a lot. But when you think about it, whose life is perfect? It is just really good because we did this together.
What I feel like I'm doing is showing people what is humanly possible when someone commits their entire life to something.
When I'm later in the competition, I get antsy. I'm seeing everybody else go and achieve things. It's like I'm just twiddling my thumbs.
I was one of those kids who, everything I tried sports-related, I liked.
I think what's at risk is kids losing touch with being a kid. Being a kid is being defined differently than it was when you didn't have all this stuff you could put in front of your face.