I was a dyslexic kid.

When the time comes for your brain to process the information, the second word comes up faster than the first one. So when it's in your head, all of a sudden, it comes out backwards and you think of the word backwards.

We put so much pressure on kids to excel in school at such a young age.

Waving the flag at the 1976 Olympics wasn't my idea. It was too much apple pie and ice cream. Not that I don't love my country, but I felt it was my victory up there, I put all the time into it.

The biggest problem with dyslexic kids is not the perceptual problem, it is their perception of themselves. That was my biggest problem.

Our mission for younger people is to do our best to make exercise cool, hip - the thing to do.

I was growing up in the 50's and 60's. Back then they didn't even know what dyslexia was.

I still have nightmares about taking tests.

I didn't only have a perceptual problem, I was also so nervous and so upset. The process just didn't work. I lost enthusiasm for school and I flunked second grade. The teachers said I was lazy.

If you're going to dedicate every second to winning the decathlon, what are you doing wasting your time in bed?