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" Running up a steep hill or up steps are fantastic ways of building explosive strength. "

Greg Rutherford

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" Over the years, I've had torrid luck with things going wrong. "

Greg Rutherford

" Since the Olympics in London, people say, 'Greg's won again. That's what we all expect. Of course he wins.' "

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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. "

Greg Rutherford

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

Greg Rutherford

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

Greg Rutherford

" I take my three dogs for long walks every day, and I use that time to talk myself through winning every major competition. "

Greg Rutherford

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

Greg Rutherford

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

Greg Rutherford

" I think the first time baby recognises me and smiles is going to be one of the most amazing times of my life, to be honest. "

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

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

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

" I'm never happy to settle. "

Greg Rutherford

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

Greg Rutherford

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

Greg Rutherford

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

Greg Rutherford

" If I win the Olympics in Rio, then I'll have each title in double. "

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 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

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

Greg Rutherford

" I have a real passion for anything medieval, which is why I love the drama series 'Game Of Thrones.' "

Greg Rutherford

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

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

" 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

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

Greg Rutherford

" 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. "

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

" My team are incredible, and I have the most amazing parents and beautiful girlfriend in the world. "

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