10,000 athletes go and compete at an Olympic Games, only 300 go back with a gold medal, the number is very, very less.
It takes about eight years to develop as an Olympic athlete, very few athletes actually who go there win medal in their first Games.
London was the hardest Olympic Games, and before it, I was really just hoping to win a medal, even if it was not the gold medal. At the same time, I have my next target. I am not settling for three golds in a row. I now want to try for a fourth.
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.
An Olympic medal is much better than a world record, and so is a world championship or Commonwealth Games medal.
The Olympics is a special event and winning is very important. For me as a world record holder and world champion, the only thing I am missing is the Olympic gold medal and that is what I want to achieve in my career.
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 was a lot of years of work, and when I won it, it was more a sense of relief than jubilation or exaltation.
Getting to the Olympic Games was my gold medal.
Darts should definitely be in the Olympic Games. Can you tell me any difference between archery and darts or shooting and darts? It's a very similar concept and both of those are in the Olympic Games. And don't forget that darts is also a hugely popular sport.
My dream is to have a medal from the Olympic Games, and I will do my best to have it.
There are some games that are very special for the fans and they are really looking forward for these games, but for us as a manager in the moment it's not in our focus.
An Olympic medal won't define my whole life, although it might look like it to onlookers. When I look back, I should have been able to get an Olympic medal.
If you can come to the Olympic Games and leave with a medal then that is alright.
My one and only focus at the Olympic Games is to win a gold medal.
All what I aimed for, except the Olympic medal, I achieved. That's why I want to start the Usha School of Athletics. I missed an Olympic medal, now I want to ensure that one of my students wins one!
I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won a gold medal.