For All Intents And Purposes, I Am

Start Early And Begin Raising The Bar Throughout The Day.

We Put So Much Pressure On Kids To Excel In School At Such A Young Age.

I Was Afraid The Teacher Was Going To Make Me Read In Front Of Class And I Was Going To Look Bad. [but] If I Wasn't Dyslexic, I Probably Wouldn't Have Won The Games. If I Had Been A Better Reader, Then That Would Have Come Easily, Sports Would Have Come Easily. And I Never Would Have Realized That The Way You Get Ahead In Life Is Hard Work.

I'm The Type Of Guy Who Fails And Fails And Fails, And Then, As If Failure Has Become Sick Of Him, Succeeds.

It Hurts Every Day When You Practice Hard. Plus, When This Decathlon Is Over, I Got The Rest Of My Life To Recuperate. Who Cares How Bad It Hurts?