Competition is pretty much the essence of everything, it gives humans drive.

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

If you have done something once, you can do it again or you can do it better. The beauty is the pursuit of the limit, not the limit itself. At least that's what I hope people realize.

The desire definitely comes from within. There are only a few people who make it to this level and those are the ones who have that innate desire.

To do the best that I possibly could in my world makes me pretty happy.

It's important not to make the gold medal bigger than it is.

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

I'm not maximized yet.

I think a challenge for myself is to see how many times I can get above 9,000. That would be a good challenge.

I wouldn't say there was a moment of realization when I wanted to be a runner; it was always just something I was.

I knew I could compete with most people in high school. It didn't quite give me an attitude, but it made me think I didn't have to try hard sometimes.

You can’t be a big dreamer if you don’t where you are going. You can’t know where you are going unless you first know where you are.

Most schools have only a microwave or deep fryer, hardly the tools needed to feed our children real, fresh food.

Contemplation is that condition of alert passivity, in which the soul lays itself open to the divine Ground within and without, the immanent and transcendent Godhead.

If you've found some way to educate yourself about engineering, stocks, or whatever it is, good employers will have some type of exam or interview and see a sample of your work.

It was a dark and stormy night. - Snoopy

A secret is a secret in my mind.

The preaching of Jesus Christ and him crucified on account of sinners is Gods desired way of being God.

To disagree with three-fourths of the British public is one of the first requisites of sanity.

Love is the victim's response to the rapist.

As you get older, youre always maturing, youre always learning something new about yourself.