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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. "
Greg Rutherford
Myself
Competition
Time
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" I'm never happy to settle. "
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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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" Over the years, I've had torrid luck with things going wrong. "
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" Ultimately, I love the sport; I love doing what I do. "
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" I would love to be an historian. I'm a bit of a history geek and love books and programmes on the subject. "
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" I take magnesium to prevent cramps. A few years back, I suffered from hamstring tears, and part of that can be to do with muscle cramping, and then pushing the muscle at that point. I also take a fish oil supplement. "
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Years
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" The DNA showed I have a level of endurance in me which I never really realised, which makes sense. "
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Sense
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" If you put me against most sprinters in the world, I reckon over a start I could get very close, if not take them. "
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Over
" 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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People
Time
" 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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Training
" 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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School
Football
Great
" I've not received any major sponsorship deals or anything else. "
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Sponsorship
Else
Deals
" Ultimately, I'm enjoying what I'm doing. "
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Ultimately
Enjoying
Doing
" There are not many people around the world who can say, 'I get paid to jump into a sandpit.' "
Greg Rutherford
Jump
Paid
People
" I always start the day with a protein shake: protein powder mixed with water, peanut butter, and yoghurt to thicken it up. "
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Day
Peanut Butter
Always
" I've never had a car sponsor or all the things that most others seemed to have had. "
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Most
Things
Others
" 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
" 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. "
Greg Rutherford
Good
Company
Focus
" 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
Me
" 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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Lost
Hard
Hearing
" 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. "
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Myself
Classic
Jazz
" I train six days a week. "
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Days
Six
Week
" 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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Think
Amazing
Baby
" 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
" There's definitely football in the blood, but my body made my decision for me that I was going to be an Olympic athlete instead. "
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Football
Me
Decision
" Although 8.25 isn't very big, it's good to be the best of Europe again. "
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Very
Europe
Good
" 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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Look
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" If you look at the skeleton, the start is very important. "
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Skeleton
Important
Look
" 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
Start
Talk
Time