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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. "

Greg Rutherford

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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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" I want to become double Olympic champion, triple Olympic champion, five-time world medallist. "

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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 very hard to win anything in athletics. "

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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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" 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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" To put up with me, you have to be patient. "

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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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" I've got two chocolate labradors, Murphy and Dexter. They're like my children. "

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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

" Over the years, I've had torrid luck with things going wrong. "

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" Even before I really started, no one said I would make it. But I always had belief. "

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

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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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" 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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" My team are incredible, and I have the most amazing parents and beautiful girlfriend in the world. "

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

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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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" 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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" 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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