Caitlyn Jenner Quotes

Athens is a great place for me. It is my second home. It's where I won my first world championship medal, it's where I set my world record.

The world is filled with great sporting events.

I called Daley Thompson after the Games of '84, when he won. He'd had this phenomenal decathlon for nine events - and then he went out there and jogged the 1,500 meters and missed the world record by, like, three points.

I knew I would be running with so many people watching all over the world because of him. People love Bolt. He has many fans out there because of his great achievements and breaking world records in Olympics. I've done the same and it's a great honour. I'm happy and I'm happy for him.

To be with the other two-time gold medalists is great, but it's great to just be a decathlete.

The opportunity to represent my country at the Olympic Games is one of the greatest honors I've experienced in my career.

I was exemplifying the Olympian who took up a challenge as a sportsman, without a trainer, in a country without mountains and without snow. And, inside of two years, I was representing my country.

When I chose athletics, I knew I wanted to be Olympic champion, and now I have done it in London.

Breaking the world record in '92 was a very special personal moment, but I'd say my favorite moment as a decathlete was winning the Olympic gold medal.

It took me time to realize that the men who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon are just men, just like me.

The highlight of my career? The Olympics, of course.

The Madden NFL franchise holds a special place in popular culture and the cover is a coveted position for players all over the league. I'm honored to be the first cover athlete chosen by Madden NFL fans and it's a great way to cap off an amazing year for the Saints and the city of New Orleans.

I wouldn't say I'm a phenomenon, just a great athlete.

This is the home of hurdling, and the Americans are the kings of the event.

It's something special to break the world record at the Olympics.

It wasn't until '79 I won my first amateur championship, and then, by '81, I was 14, and I won my first world championship, which was amazing to me, and in a very real sense, that was the first real victory I had.

I tried to make the Olympics team in 1956.

For too long the world has failed to recognise that the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement are about fine athletics and fine art.

The torch relay is an excellent embodiment of all that the Olympic Games have come to symbolise - a celebration of the human spirit. Personally to me, it represents striving to be the best in whatever we do, never giving up despite the odds, and a commitment to health and fitness.

My last real race was at the Olympics in Sydney in 2000.

I pretty much knew that I was going to come in fourth, but then I said, 'I'm fourth at the Olympic Games. What are you talking about? Why is that disappointing?'

The next great decathlete is going to be a runner. I still feel that a Dan O'Brien, if he was a runner and not a sprinter, could have gone over 9,000 points.

I'm competitive. I like to compete, and that's basically what the decathlon lets me do.

The great thing about this is, and not to pump my own tires, but I feel like I'm not maximized yet. I feel like I can still run faster, jump higher, which I think makes it special. Hopefully, going to London, I'll be welcomed into the decathlon community.

Nowadays, to be a good world-ranked decathlete, you need to be good at everything.