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" I train six days a week. "

Greg Rutherford

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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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" Adrenaline is an incredible thing. "

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" 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. "

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" I was always the slightly fat kid, which used to bother me quite a bit. "

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" 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. "

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" I knew I was going to be a sportsman. "

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" I've never had a car sponsor or all the things that most others seemed to have had. "

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" 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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" 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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" I am pleased I went from fourth back into a medal position, but bronze is not good enough for me. "

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Not Good Enough

" It's very hard to win anything in athletics. "

Greg Rutherford

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

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" Since the Olympics in London, people say, 'Greg's won again. That's what we all expect. Of course he wins.' "

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" 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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" I have a real passion for anything medieval, which is why I love the drama series 'Game Of Thrones.' "

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" Ultimately, I'm enjoying what I'm doing. "

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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. "

Greg Rutherford

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

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

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. "

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" I wasn't jumping like Carl Lewis, but I still won an Olympic title. "

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" I think there are lot more lows in an athletes career than the highs, but you've got to be bale to take them on the chin. "

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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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