Oddly enough you'd think, now that I wasn't training professionally, I'd be able to enjoy a lie-in at the weekend, but I actually slept more when I was competing because I was so tired.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I try to sleep as much as I can. I drink a lot of water. I practice consistently and just try to be ready for the gig.
I slept like a baby the night before, because I knew that I'd win the next day.
I never manage to get to bed early on Sunday night but this doesn't matter, as I don't know one level of exhaustion from another.
Even sleep is part of my job because I need a certain number of hours of sleep to be able to train at the intensity that I do. I'm constantly working to keep my body in the best possible shape.
I make myself lie down every afternoon; otherwise I'll be too exhausted by the night-time. If I can't nap, I'll watch a little bit of TV and just relax for two or three hours.
When we lost, I couldn't sleep at night. When we win, I can't sleep at night. But, when you win, you wake up feeling better.
I can sleep anywhere! I can come off stage during the interval of a play, lie down for four minutes then wake up feeling better.
If you're going to dedicate every second to winning the decathlon, what are you doing wasting your time in bed?
I have never had problems sleeping the night before a race.
Resting for me is fitness training.