My Life Was Very Japanese.

I've Been Telling People I'm In The Best Shape Of My Life, I've Been Training Unbelievably Hard.

I Think To Actually Be An Olympian To Me Means That You've Trained Most Of Your Life, Or You've Dedicated Most Of Your Life Or A Big Chunk Of Your Life Into Doing Something That You Believe That You Can Accomplish.

I'm Competitive. I Like To Compete, And That's Basically What The Decathlon Lets Me Do.

Before The Decathlon I'm Constantly Trying To Convince Myself That I Want To Do This, That I Want To Take Myself To That Place Where It's Going To Hurt And Things Are Going To Be Tough. But That's Like Anything - You Want To Give Your Best.

If I Look What Sport Has Done In My Life, I Don't Think There's Any Doubt That Sport Can Change Lives.