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" I was persuaded to see 'The Muppets' by a friend, and I regretted it. A very boring hour and a half. "
Greg Rutherford
Boring
Friend
Half
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" 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. "
Greg Rutherford
Football
Me
Decision
" Although 8.25 isn't very big, it's good to be the best of Europe again. "
Greg Rutherford
Very
Europe
Good
" 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
Back
Old
Family
" 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
" When I picked athletics, I knew I wanted to be an Olympic champion. "
Greg Rutherford
Knew
Athletics
Olympic
" 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. "
Greg Rutherford
World
Only
People
" 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. "
Greg Rutherford
Track
Home
Woods
" It's changed from one-hit wonder to 'Greg Rutherford wins events.' That's what I've always wanted, that level of recognition. "
Greg Rutherford
Wonder
Recognition
Events
" If you put me against most sprinters in the world, I reckon over a start I could get very close, if not take them. "
Greg Rutherford
World
Start
Over
" I wasn't jumping like Carl Lewis, but I still won an Olympic title. "
Greg Rutherford
Lewis
Won
Title
" I want to become double Olympic champion, triple Olympic champion, five-time world medallist. "
Greg Rutherford
Champion
World
Become
" Even before I really started, no one said I would make it. But I always had belief. "
Greg Rutherford
Said
Started
Always
" I have been in discussions with the BBC regarding my involvement with SPOTY after hearing what I believe to be very outdated and derogatory comments from a fellow SPOTY nominee. "
Greg Rutherford
Believe
I Believe
Hearing
" I thought I was going to jump further than that, but I don't care - I'm Olympic champion. "
Greg Rutherford
Thought
Jump
Care
" My favourite series of all time has been 'Band of Brothers.' That was amazing; I've watched that so many times. "
Greg Rutherford
Amazing
Time
Brothers
" 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. "
Greg Rutherford
School
Football
Great
" I was always the slightly fat kid, which used to bother me quite a bit. "
Greg Rutherford
Me
Used
Bother
" 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'm excited by going 85 mph, head-first, down an ice track. "
Greg Rutherford
Track
Going
Down
" 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
" My grandfather died before I was born, so I never had the chance to speak with him about his father. But I learned about him from books. "
Greg Rutherford
Grandfather
Father
Chance
" If I win the Olympics in Rio, then I'll have each title in double. "
Greg Rutherford
Then
Win
Title
" 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. "
Greg Rutherford
Time
Long Time
Thought
" I'm never happy to settle. "
Greg Rutherford
Settle
Never
Happy
" It's very hard to win anything in athletics. "
Greg Rutherford
Athletics
Anything
Win
" Ultimately, you've got to answer your critics on the track, and I am very much hoping 8.41m is acceptable for people. "
Greg Rutherford
I Am
You
Answer
" I've not received any major sponsorship deals or anything else. "
Greg Rutherford
Sponsorship
Else
Deals
" 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
" I can't tell you how much everyone has worked so hard for me, as well as myself. "
Greg Rutherford
Hard
You
Tell
" Running up a steep hill or up steps are fantastic ways of building explosive strength. "
Greg Rutherford
Strength
Building
Running