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" I haven't actually checked my family tree, but Rutherford is a very old Scottish name, so I've probably got Scottish genes a few generations back. "
Greg Rutherford
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" I live in a beautiful village in the middle of the countryside, and being able to disappear off on my bike for a couple of hours two or three times a week is a wonderful way to relax. "
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" I want to become double Olympic champion, triple Olympic champion, five-time world medallist. "
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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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" 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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" Adrenaline is an incredible thing. "
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" I'm very driven, and there are lots of things I can't do. "
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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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" 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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Start
Talk
Time
" I thought I was going to jump further than that, but I don't care - I'm Olympic champion. "
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Care
" 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. "
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" My favourite series of all time has been 'Band of Brothers.' That was amazing; I've watched that so many times. "
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" People assume that you need to run fast to get to optimum fitness, but the truth is endurance lifting makes you stronger and leaner. "
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Fitness
Truth
People
" I do a lot of things like running hills and larger amounts of reps in the gym. "
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Lot
Like
Hills
" Over the years, I've had torrid luck with things going wrong. "
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Over
" 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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Training
Baby
Good
" I was that ginger kid who always wanted people to like him. It's hard, and you've got a big chip on your shoulder for a long time. "
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Time
You
Kid
" 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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Out
Best
Get
" All I can do is turn up and compete. "
Greg Rutherford
Compete
I Can
Turn
" 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
School
People
Time
" 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
Me
Life
Think
" 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. "
Greg Rutherford
Wait
Brother
Free
" I do weights three or four times a week, and it has had an incredible impact on my confidence. "
Greg Rutherford
Week
Four
Impact
" 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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Win
Games
Gold
" I'm excited by going 85 mph, head-first, down an ice track. "
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Track
Going
Down
" My team are incredible, and I have the most amazing parents and beautiful girlfriend in the world. "
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World
Beautiful
Team
" 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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Think
Thought
Myself
" I was always the slightly fat kid, which used to bother me quite a bit. "
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Me
Used
Bother
" 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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Seeds
Vegetables
Training
" I've had 30 hamstring tears. "
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Had
Tears
" My dad is a builder, and my mum's a nurse. They're just very normal people. "
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Just
Normal