Roman Sebrle Quotations

I did not need glucose to win the silver.

My position in the army is as sport instructor. This allows me generous time off for travel and competition. I also receive a monthly salary from the army.

I think I always prefer the long jump, high jump, and javelin. I don't like the 400 metres and the pole vault except when I'm really in shape.

We didn't do anything that wasn't in the rules. The doctor was responsible for the decision to give us the glucose during the very tough competition in bad weather. I feel sorry and embarrassed.

During the decathlon, I always think only of the next event and my personal record.

I wanted to wait until the birth and only then make the decision. I came after a hectic week, with not enough time to rest. But I must admit I expected a higher score. But a win is a win and I have enough time left to prepare well for Moscow.

It (the doping scandal) is a tragedy for me. It makes me want to cry. I am seriously considering putting an end to this year's season. ... I don't feel like training, much less competing.

I believed that Bryan (Clay, the US 2005 World Championship decathlon winner) would be the winner in Moscow but that I would at least fight for one of the remaining two medals.

If the javelin had hit me 10cm to the left, it would have punctured my lung, 20cm higher the throat, which would have been the worst-case scenario. Just 1cm higher and it would have hit bone, muscle and tendon and that would have been the end of my sporting career.

I looked at my shoulder and saw a javelin stuck in it. I was in shock.

I am the type of guy that always looks into the future. But, of course, you never completely forget a javelin in your shoulder.