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" I thought I was going to jump further than that, but I don't care - I'm Olympic champion. "
Greg Rutherford
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Jump
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" Although 8.25 isn't very big, it's good to be the best of Europe again. "
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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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" It's changed from one-hit wonder to 'Greg Rutherford wins events.' That's what I've always wanted, that level of recognition. "
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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. "
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" 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. "
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" I've had 30 hamstring tears. "
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" I'm never happy to settle. "
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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. "
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" During your career, you put yourself in peak physical condition, but then you bear the brunt of it for the rest of your life. "
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" I am pleased I went from fourth back into a medal position, but bronze is not good enough for me. "
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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. "
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" There are not many people around the world who can say, 'I get paid to jump into a sandpit.' "
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" 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. "
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Home
Woods
" 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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Wait
Brother
Free
" 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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I Am
You
Answer
" When I chose athletics, I knew I wanted to be Olympic champion, and now I have done it in London. "
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Done
Athletics
Now
" I'm excited by going 85 mph, head-first, down an ice track. "
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Going
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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 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 now have five major titles, and not many athletes can say that. "
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Athletes
Titles
Say
" 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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Day
Week
Progress
" The DNA showed I have a level of endurance in me which I never really realised, which makes sense. "
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Me
Sense
Never
" 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. "
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People
Moments
Life
" I drive relatively fast - within the remits of the law, obviously - but I struggle with people who do stupid things on the road. I have a massive urge to shout expletives at them. "
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Stupid
Law
People
" 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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Games
Gold
" I can't tell you how much everyone has worked so hard for me, as well as myself. "
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You
Tell
" 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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Myself
Competition
Time
" I come into these competitions to win, not to get silver or bronze, so it is frustrating. "
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Come
" 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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Never
Trials
Football
" I wasn't jumping like Carl Lewis, but I still won an Olympic title. "
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Lewis
Won
Title