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

Greg Rutherford

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" There are not many people around the world who can say, 'I get paid to jump into a sandpit.' "

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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 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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" When I picked athletics, I knew I wanted to be an Olympic champion. "

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

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

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

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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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" 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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" Jumping isn't as important to my training as you might think; I'm only in the sandpit once a week. There's a high risk factor of injury doing it, so instead, I rely on my progress in the gym to judge how far I'll jump on the big day. "

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

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

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

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" 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. "

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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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" Ultimately the clothing company is a large investment on my part, and I'm taking a huge gamble. But having a focus away from the track is good for you. "

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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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" If the room falls silent for a moment, all I hear is white noise. "

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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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" Athletics set the right sentiment for a clean and believable sport. "

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" When I chose athletics, I knew I wanted to be Olympic champion, and now I have done it in London. "

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