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 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.

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

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 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.

True gratitude ascends to the highest altitudes.

Uniqlo as a company has always developed new fabrics and is always trying to be innovative. The design is simple, so the fabric is important.

Ask for help. Receiving is an act of generosity.

Im always thinking about what I might want to do next, but theres still things I want to do with Powerpuff - so I can keep going with this one for awhile.

Where are the songs of Spring? Aye, where are they? Think not of them; thou has thy music too.

It is a reality. People are being victimized or are being targeted to be victims each and every day.

A man whose every exertion is bent upon showing up the flaws in his wife's character must be at least partially responsible for some of them.

Many have lived on a pedestal who will never have a statue when dead.

Every joke is either taken by ads or The Simpsons. It's all about being able to get your ideas out into the universe.

I have ever deemed it more honorable and more profitable, too, to set a good example than to follow a bad one.