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" I'm never happy to settle. "

Greg Rutherford

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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've not received any major sponsorship deals or anything else. "

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

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" 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. "

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" 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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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" I train six days a week. "

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" I am the Olympic, World, Commonwealth, and European champion now, and I hope that's enough for people to accept that I am a half-decent British athlete. "

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

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

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

Greg Rutherford

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

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