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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. "

Greg Rutherford

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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.' "

Greg Rutherford

" During your career, you put yourself in peak physical condition, but then you bear the brunt of it for the rest of your life. "

Greg Rutherford

" I dabbled in football myself until the age of 14, but I didn't have as much love for the sport as I did track and field. I would never have been good enough to take it to the highest level. "

Greg Rutherford

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

Greg Rutherford

" 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

" 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. "

Greg Rutherford

" Lolo Jones came up to me and said, 'Well done, Greg,' and I don't think I've ever spoken to her in my life. "

Greg Rutherford

" I want to jump far all the time and go out there and win medals. "

Greg Rutherford

" 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. "

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. "

Greg Rutherford

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

Greg Rutherford

" 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

" It's all about proving it on the track and proving to people that have different views wrong. "

Greg Rutherford

" 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. "

Greg Rutherford

" All I can do is turn up and compete. "

Greg Rutherford

" If other people have problems with my competitions, then there's nothing I can do. "

Greg Rutherford

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

Greg Rutherford

" I do a lot of things like running hills and larger amounts of reps in the gym. "

Greg Rutherford

" 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

" 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

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

Greg Rutherford

" 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

" I was persuaded to see 'The Muppets' by a friend, and I regretted it. A very boring hour and a half. "

Greg Rutherford

" If you look at the skeleton, the start is very important. "

Greg Rutherford

" Being in a scenario where you're thinking, 'I can't do what I want to do due to the financial burden that comes with some of it,' makes you think, 'Well, I could go and do an after-dinner speech every night.' I'd probably earn more than I could in track-and-field. But that's a dangerous scenario to get yourself into. "

Greg Rutherford

" 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. "

Greg Rutherford

" I think it was just me who thought I could be Olympic champion. I've been telling myself that, and I did that. "

Greg Rutherford

" My entire life, I've been searching for acceptance. "

Greg Rutherford

" I train six days a week. "

Greg Rutherford

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

Greg Rutherford