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" Athletics set the right sentiment for a clean and believable sport. "

Greg Rutherford

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" It was when my American coach Dan Pfaff came over from the States in 2009 and started working with me that we really began to look at my diet. He decided I was eating too many carbohydrates, so I cut back on bread. Over the next year I lost weight and became leaner. "

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" I was quite lucky: although my dad worked a lot, whenever he was free, he would play sports with me and my brother, and I can't wait to do that with my child. "

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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. "

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

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

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" I drive relatively fast - within the remits of the law, obviously - but I struggle with people who do stupid things on the road. I have a massive urge to shout expletives at them. "

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" My grandfather died before I was born, so I never had the chance to speak with him about his father. But I learned about him from books. "

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

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" I don't think there are many long jumpers who can say they have jumped so hard that have lost their hearing. "

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

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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. "

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" 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. "

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" Fruit is carb-based, and I limit carbs when training hard. "

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" My team are incredible, and I have the most amazing parents and beautiful girlfriend in the world. "

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" When I chose athletics, I knew I wanted to be Olympic champion, and now I have done it in London. "

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" It's very hard to win anything in athletics. "

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" I do weights three or four times a week, and it has had an incredible impact on my confidence. "

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" I am the Olympic, World, Commonwealth, and European champion now, and I hope that's enough for people to accept that I am a half-decent British athlete. "

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" 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. "

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" Adrenaline is an incredible thing. "

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" I'm excited by going 85 mph, head-first, down an ice track. "

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" 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. "

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