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

I don't think anyone chooses the decathlon as much as it chooses you.

Most people doing the decathlon these days are quite boring, so people don't relate to them.

The decathlon includes ten separate events and they all matter. You can't work on just one of them.

Even though decathlon is really long, there's always something different to look forward to, which is great for mental stimulation.

Sometimes you have to resist working on your strengths in favour of your weaknesses. The decathlon requires a wide range of skills.

Speed is more important than endurance in the decathlon.

The questions to ask are, why was the decathlon so popular before, and what happened to make it fade? I notice a lot of things in general tend to follow that up-and-down trend.

From the time I started the decathlon, I've loved the event. I didn't know why. I still don't know why.

There's never going to be a decathlon that you're going to have 10 events that your satisfied with. You're always, always going to be dissatisfied in something, and that always draws you back to try to retry that the next time you do a decathlon. It's like you go for the perfect 10.