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" We are competing against ourselves. "

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" A perfect scenario would be to feel like you've just started on every event. "

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" I'm just happy to be part of the family, the decathlon family. "

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

" I remember growing up, having sports to go to, having recess, those were the things I looked forward to. Yes, I'm an athlete, but I had buddies who weren't, and they looked forward to it, too. "

" I think watching multi-events is much worse than competing. Especially when you have vested interests because you go through the emotional ups and downs. "

" The Olympic gold was like going to a theater and seeing a movie that had the ending you expected. But you left the theater thinking, 'You know, that was a good movie.' "

" 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. "

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" My local newspaper, the 'Bend Bulletin,' interviewed me while I was at high school after I had just signed with the University of Oregon. I remember I wore a University of Oregon hooded sweatshirt, and they took a picture of me in the long jump pit. I was freezing! "

" 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. "

" As an athlete, you really see a lot of the Instagram paradigm. Where it's just like, 'Me! Me! Me!' When you realize you can 'Give, Give, Give,' it's very interesting, and it's good. "

" Coping with injuries is always difficult for athletes because all we want to do is, basically, to have our best performances unhindered. "

" Rather than realizing immediate physiological gain, the challenge is more about reducing the mental attrition from the two days to maximize each event. "

" When I was a junior and an up-and-coming athlete, I don't think I looked to anyone for inspiration. I was so busy trying to improve myself and learning these new events and learning about the decathlon in general that I didn't really have time to focus on anyone else. "

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