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

Greg Rutherford

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" I thought I was going to jump further than that, but I don't care - I'm Olympic champion. "

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

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

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" 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. "

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

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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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" I now have five major titles, and not many athletes can say that. "

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" I always start the day with a protein shake: protein powder mixed with water, peanut butter, and yoghurt to thicken it up. "

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" 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. "

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

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" Fruit is carb-based, and I limit carbs when training hard. "

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" I come into these competitions to win, not to get silver or bronze, so it is frustrating. "

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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. "

Greg Rutherford

" Ultimately, you've got to answer your critics on the track, and I am very much hoping 8.41m is acceptable for people. "

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

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