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" Adrenaline is an incredible thing. "

Greg Rutherford

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" I wasn't jumping like Carl Lewis, but I still won an Olympic title. "

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" I'm a bit of a history goon, and I love all that. Anything that's medieval-based up until, probably, the Tudor period and just after, I'm quite into. "

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" Being in a scenario where you're thinking, 'I can't do what I want to do due to the financial burden that comes with some of it,' makes you think, 'Well, I could go and do an after-dinner speech every night.' I'd probably earn more than I could in track-and-field. But that's a dangerous scenario to get yourself into. "

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" Although 8.25 isn't very big, it's good to be the best of Europe again. "

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" Over the years, I've had torrid luck with things going wrong. "

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" As a jumper, I try to defy gravity as long as I can. But no matter how far I jump, I'll always hit the earth eventually. "

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" For a long time, I thought I'd be a physio if I wasn't a sportsman. At one point, I wanted to be an inventor, and I'd come up with little schemes. "

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" During your career, you put yourself in peak physical condition, but then you bear the brunt of it for the rest of your life. "

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" Since the Olympics in London, people say, 'Greg's won again. That's what we all expect. Of course he wins.' "

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" Jumping isn't as important to my training as you might think; I'm only in the sandpit once a week. There's a high risk factor of injury doing it, so instead, I rely on my progress in the gym to judge how far I'll jump on the big day. "

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" It will be good fun finding out what sport baby's good at; perhaps it will be something obscure. My parents were fantastic at taking me to training sessions and letting me try lots of different sports, so I want to do the same. "

Greg Rutherford

" I can't tell you how much everyone has worked so hard for me, as well as myself. "

Greg Rutherford

" All I can do is turn up and compete. "

Greg Rutherford

" It's changed from one-hit wonder to 'Greg Rutherford wins events.' That's what I've always wanted, that level of recognition. "

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" Me and my brother just used to fight all the time; then my sister came along, and it was all about the little girl in the house. We'd always eat dinner together as a family. "

Greg Rutherford

" I was very into football in my early teens and spent six months with Aston Villa, but I never really got further than having trials. I'm also into ice hockey. "

Greg Rutherford

" I want to become double Olympic champion, triple Olympic champion, five-time world medallist. "

Greg Rutherford

" People assume that you need to run fast to get to optimum fitness, but the truth is endurance lifting makes you stronger and leaner. "

Greg Rutherford

" Ultimately, I love the sport; I love doing what I do. "

Greg Rutherford

" If you look at the skeleton, the start is very important. "

Greg Rutherford

" I seem to be the 'luckiest' athlete around - and that's one of the most frustrating things. You compete against a vast array of people and train your whole life for those moments. "

Greg Rutherford

" I now have five major titles, and not many athletes can say that. "

Greg Rutherford

" I have been in discussions with the BBC regarding my involvement with SPOTY after hearing what I believe to be very outdated and derogatory comments from a fellow SPOTY nominee. "

Greg Rutherford

" Lolo Jones came up to me and said, 'Well done, Greg,' and I don't think I've ever spoken to her in my life. "

Greg Rutherford

" I've got two chocolate labradors, Murphy and Dexter. They're like my children. "

Greg Rutherford

" Hopefully, I can get multiple distances out there and re-establish myself as one of the best jumpers in the world. "

Greg Rutherford

" People forget that track and field is one of the hardest sports because we compete against all the world. There are many sports when you are up against only 15 or 20 countries. "

Greg Rutherford

" To put up with me, you have to be patient. "

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" Even though arguably I could have done much better at school, I'd decided at a young age that I was going to be a professional sportsman at some sport. And at that stage, there was a bit of luck: I was fortunate to meet the right people at the right time to get me to where I am now. "

Greg Rutherford