We have to lie to ourselves as decathletes and say that we like all ten events.

His attempts to regain his World Championships decathlon title were thwarted by a hamstring injury in June 2009. They have a son Jacob (born 2005) and two daughters Katherine (Kate) (born 2007) and Elizabeth (Ellie) (born 2010). He was unable to complete the 2007 World Championships due to injuries dropping out after four events.

Bryan Ezra Tsumoru Clay (born January 3 1980) is an American decathlete. He was the 2008 Summer Olympic champion for the decathlon and was also World champion in 2005.