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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. "
Greg Rutherford
Football
Me
Decision
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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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" 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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" 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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" 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. "
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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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" 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. "
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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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Time
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" Athletics set the right sentiment for a clean and believable sport. "
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Set
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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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Father
Chance
" I do a lot of things like running hills and larger amounts of reps in the gym. "
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Lot
Like
Hills
" Over the years, I've had torrid luck with things going wrong. "
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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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Four
Impact
" If the room falls silent for a moment, all I hear is white noise. "
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Noise
Silent
White
" I now have five major titles, and not many athletes can say that. "
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Athletes
Titles
Say
" 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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People
Now
I Am
" 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. "
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World
Only
People
" Adrenaline is an incredible thing. "
Greg Rutherford
Thing
Adrenaline
Incredible
" To put up with me, you have to be patient. "
Greg Rutherford
Put
You
Up
" I am pleased I went from fourth back into a medal position, but bronze is not good enough for me. "
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Me
Not Good Enough
I Am
" I eat a lot of vegetables and salad. I put strawberries, pomegranate seeds, blackberries, and blueberries into shakes and add Greek yoghurt for a snack. I have this when I'm not training. "
Greg Rutherford
Seeds
Vegetables
Training
" 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
Time
Long Time
Thought
" 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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Stupid
Law
People
" If you look at the skeleton, the start is very important. "
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Skeleton
Important
Look
" I knew I was going to be a sportsman. "
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Knew
Going
Sportsman
" 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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Rest
Bear
You
" My dad is a builder, and my mum's a nurse. They're just very normal people. "
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Builder
Just
Normal
" I want to become double Olympic champion, triple Olympic champion, five-time world medallist. "
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Champion
World
Become
" 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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Back
Old
Family
" There are not many people around the world who can say, 'I get paid to jump into a sandpit.' "
Greg Rutherford
Jump
Paid
People
" 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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Wonder
Recognition
Events