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

Greg Rutherford

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

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

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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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" It's all about proving it on the track and proving to people that have different views wrong. "

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" I was very into football in my early teens and spent six months with Aston Villa, but I never really got further than having trials. I'm also into ice hockey. "

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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" I have been in discussions with the BBC regarding my involvement with SPOTY after hearing what I believe to be very outdated and derogatory comments from a fellow SPOTY nominee. "

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

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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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" 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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" 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. "

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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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" 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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