Top 115 Quotes & Sayings by Greg Rutherford
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Last updated on December 3, 2024.
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.
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.
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.
I'm a bit of a history goon, and I love all that. Anything that's medieval-based up until, probably, the Tudor period and just after, I'm quite into.
Running up a steep hill or up steps are fantastic ways of building explosive strength.
I was that ginger kid who always wanted people to like him. It's hard, and you've got a big chip on your shoulder for a long time.
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.
I was always the slightly fat kid, which used to bother me quite a bit.
Adrenaline is an incredible thing.
Hopefully, I can get multiple distances out there and re-establish myself as one of the best jumpers in the world.
I am pleased I went from fourth back into a medal position, but bronze is not good enough for me.
My entire life, I've been searching for acceptance.
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.
I now have five major titles, and not many athletes can say that.
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.
I always start the day with a protein shake: protein powder mixed with water, peanut butter, and yoghurt to thicken it up.
If the room falls silent for a moment, all I hear is white noise.
It's all about proving it on the track and proving to people that have different views wrong.
I knew I was going to be a sportsman.
I have been in discussions with the BBC regarding my involvement with SPOTY after hearing what I believe to be very outdated and derogatory comments from a fellow SPOTY nominee.
I want to jump far all the time and go out there and win medals.
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.
I come into these competitions to win, not to get silver or bronze, so it is frustrating.
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.
I've not received any major sponsorship deals or anything else.
I'm a very keen baker; I pride myself on my cakes. I go along the classic sponge line, but I like to jazz it up: I've made some psychedelic birthday cakes.
Athletics set the right sentiment for a clean and believable sport.
I train six days a week.
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.
When I picked athletics, I knew I wanted to be an Olympic champion.
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.
Fruit is carb-based, and I limit carbs when training hard.
During your career, you put yourself in peak physical condition, but then you bear the brunt of it for the rest of your life.
The DNA showed I have a level of endurance in me which I never really realised, which makes sense.
I take magnesium to prevent cramps. A few years back, I suffered from hamstring tears, and part of that can be to do with muscle cramping, and then pushing the muscle at that point. I also take a fish oil supplement.
I thought I was going to jump further than that, but I don't care - I'm Olympic champion.
If you put me against most sprinters in the world, I reckon over a start I could get very close, if not take them.
All I can do is turn up and compete.
To put up with me, you have to be patient.
If other people have problems with my competitions, then there's nothing I can do.
Although 8.25 isn't very big, it's good to be the best of Europe again.
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.
I can't tell you how much everyone has worked so hard for me, as well as myself.
My dad is a builder, and my mum's a nurse. They're just very normal people.
I'm excited by going 85 mph, head-first, down an ice track.
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.
My favourite series of all time has been 'Band of Brothers.' That was amazing; I've watched that so many times.
I don't think there are many long jumpers who can say they have jumped so hard that have lost their hearing.
I'm very driven, and there are lots of things I can't do.
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.
Ultimately, I'm enjoying what I'm doing.
I'm never happy to settle.
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.
I do a lot of things like running hills and larger amounts of reps in the gym.
My team are incredible, and I have the most amazing parents and beautiful girlfriend in the world.
If you look at the skeleton, the start is very important.
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.
If I win the Olympics in Rio, then I'll have each title in double.
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.
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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