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

Greg Rutherford

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

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

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

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

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

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