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" I have been in discussions with the BBC regarding my involvement with SPOTY after hearing what I believe to be very outdated and derogatory comments from a fellow SPOTY nominee.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

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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. "

" My dad is a builder, and my mum's a nurse. They're just very normal people. "

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

" 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

Brother

Time

" Adrenaline is an incredible thing. "

" 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. "

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

" I do a lot of things like running hills and larger amounts of reps in the gym. "

Greg Rutherford

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Hills

" 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

Look

American

" I was persuaded to see 'The Muppets' by a friend, and I regretted it. A very boring hour and a half. "

" If you put me against most sprinters in the world, I reckon over a start I could get very close, if not take them. "

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

Greg Rutherford

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You

" If I win the Olympics in Rio, then I'll have each title in double. "

" 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. "

" 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

Life

Think

" 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. "

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

" I train six days a week. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

Greg Rutherford

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Want

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

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

" The type of IBS I am prone to is the constipation type, where I get trapped wind and can get sharp painful spasms in my intestines as well as having sluggish bowels. "

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

" If the room falls silent for a moment, all I hear is white noise. "

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

" 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. "

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