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" When I chose athletics, I knew I wanted to be Olympic champion, and now I have done it in London. "

Greg Rutherford

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

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" Hopefully, I can get multiple distances out there and re-establish myself as one of the best jumpers in the world. "

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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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" 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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" 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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" I want to become double Olympic champion, triple Olympic champion, five-time world medallist. "

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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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" I am pleased I went from fourth back into a medal position, but bronze is not good enough for me. "

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

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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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" 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. "

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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. "

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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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" 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. "

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" Jumping isn't as important to my training as you might think; I'm only in the sandpit once a week. There's a high risk factor of injury doing it, so instead, I rely on my progress in the gym to judge how far I'll jump on the big day. "

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. "

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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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" As a jumper, I try to defy gravity as long as I can. But no matter how far I jump, I'll always hit the earth eventually. "

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" The DNA showed I have a level of endurance in me which I never really realised, which makes sense. "

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

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" I think it was just me who thought I could be Olympic champion. I've been telling myself that, and I did 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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" I thought I was going to jump further than that, but I don't care - I'm Olympic champion. "

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

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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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" Adrenaline is an incredible thing. "

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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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