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" I always start the day with a protein shake: protein powder mixed with water, peanut butter, and yoghurt to thicken it up. "

Greg Rutherford

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

Greg Rutherford

" I've had 30 hamstring tears. "

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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. "

Greg Rutherford

" I train six days a week. "

Greg Rutherford

" When at home in Buckinghamshire, I tend to work out for two to three hours on the track or in the woods close by and then do weights. "

Greg Rutherford

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

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

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

Greg Rutherford

" 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. "

Greg Rutherford

" I'm a very keen baker; I pride myself on my cakes. I go along the classic sponge line, but I like to jazz it up: I've made some psychedelic birthday cakes. "

Greg Rutherford

" My entire life, I've been searching for acceptance. "

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" I have been in discussions with the BBC regarding my involvement with SPOTY after hearing what I believe to be very outdated and derogatory comments from a fellow SPOTY nominee.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

" My favourite series of all time has been 'Band of Brothers.' That was amazing; I've watched that so many times. "

Greg Rutherford

" The DNA showed I have a level of endurance in me which I never really realised, which makes sense. "

Greg Rutherford

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

Greg Rutherford

" 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 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. "

Greg Rutherford

" 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. "

Greg Rutherford

" I come into these competitions to win, not to get silver or bronze, so it is frustrating. "

Greg Rutherford

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

Greg Rutherford

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

Greg Rutherford

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

Greg Rutherford

" Adrenaline is an incredible thing. "

Greg Rutherford

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

Greg Rutherford

" 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. "

Greg Rutherford

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

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. "

Greg Rutherford

" 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. "

Greg Rutherford

" Running up a steep hill or up steps are fantastic ways of building explosive strength. "

Greg Rutherford

" I think the first time baby recognises me and smiles is going to be one of the most amazing times of my life, to be honest. "

Greg Rutherford