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" I've had 30 hamstring tears. "

Greg Rutherford

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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'm never happy to settle. "

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

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

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" I'm excited by going 85 mph, head-first, down an ice track. "

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

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

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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 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. "

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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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" I do weights three or four times a week, and it has had an incredible impact on my confidence. "

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

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" 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. "

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" I live in a beautiful village in the middle of the countryside, and being able to disappear off on my bike for a couple of hours two or three times a week is a wonderful way to relax. "

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" Adrenaline is an incredible thing. "

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

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

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" 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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" The type of IBS I am prone to is the constipation type, where I get trapped wind and can get sharp painful spasms in my intestines as well as having sluggish bowels. "

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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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" Ultimately, I love the sport; I love doing what I do. "

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

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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" My favourite series of all time has been 'Band of Brothers.' That was amazing; I've watched that so many times. "

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

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