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" Even before I really started, no one said I would make it. But I always had belief. "

Greg Rutherford

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" I eat a lot of vegetables and salad. I put strawberries, pomegranate seeds, blackberries, and blueberries into shakes and add Greek yoghurt for a snack. I have this when I'm not training. "

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" It would be pretty special if I could win two Olympic gold medals, one at the Summer Games and one from the Winters, so I'm going to give it a real go. "

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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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" It's quite funny because I always talk to baby through Susie's belly, and every time I start speaking, I just get kicked in the face. "

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" I think there are lot more lows in an athletes career than the highs, but you've got to be bale to take them on the chin. "

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

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

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" I want to jump far all the time and go out there and win medals. "

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" If other people have problems with my competitions, then there's nothing I can do. "

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" Ultimately, you've got to answer your critics on the track, and I am very much hoping 8.41m is acceptable for people. "

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

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" My parents were great at making sure I got out of bed when I needed to play football on a Sunday morning and that I was ready after school to go to training on a Tuesday and Thursday. But it was never forced upon me or rammed down my throat. If it had been, I could have ended up hating sport. "

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" I've not received any major sponsorship deals or anything else. "

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

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" I take my three dogs for long walks every day, and I use that time to talk myself through winning every major competition. "

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

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

Greg Rutherford

" I knew I was going to be a sportsman. "

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" I'm never happy to settle. "

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" I dabbled in football myself until the age of 14, but I didn't have as much love for the sport as I did track and field. I would never have been good enough to take it to the highest level. "

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" I think it was just me who thought I could be Olympic champion. I've been telling myself that, and I did that. "

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

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" Ultimately the clothing company is a large investment on my part, and I'm taking a huge gamble. But having a focus away from the track is good for you. "

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" When I picked athletics, I knew I wanted to be an Olympic champion. "

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

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