A Quote by Greg Rutherford
When I picked athletics, I knew I wanted to be an Olympic champion.
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When I chose athletics, I knew I wanted to be Olympic champion, and now I have done it in London.
As a child I was very involved with sports and I knew at age 9 that I wanted to be an Olympic champion.
I am delighted that Jason Gardener will be taking over from me as President of U.K. Athletics. With his competitive background in the sport as an Olympic champion coupled with his engaging personality and his experience as a board member of U.K. Athletics, he possesses all the qualities required to be a successful president.
I want to become double Olympic champion, triple Olympic champion, five-time world medallist.
I had been thinking, 'I've got to win because I'm Olympic champion'; actually, no, it's, 'I'm an Olympic champion for life,' I can just enjoy the rest.
I ran like a champion. It is a great consolation to show how dominant I am. I am the Olympic champion and the world champion, but I want Justin Gatlin to be the champion of everything.
I am European Games champion now as well as Olympic champion, European champion, and world champion.
I always wanted to be Olympic champion and do clean programs.
I never really felt I had the same respect as my male team-mates. My opinion wasn't worth as much. I used to sit quietly in meetings and not say anything, as I knew my opinions would be disregarded. And that's after I had become Olympic champion and multiple world champion.
For too long the world has failed to recognise that the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement are about fine athletics and fine art.
From the time I started boxing, my dream was to win an Olympic gold medal. At 10, I can't say I knew how big the Olympics are. I just knew that every kid in the gym wanted to win an Olympic gold medal. Every kid in every gym probably wants to win an Olympic gold medal.
I wouldn't say that there's ever been an Olympic champion that didn't deserve to win an Olympic Gold Medal.
When I was a little kid I used to play with guys twice my age, so, I was the last one picked, so if I picked I knew that I had to get the ball to the scorer if I wanted to stay on the court, so that was pretty much my job.
From 15 or 16, I always wanted to be an Olympic champion, but I don't think you ever believe it until it actually happens.
Swimming and athletics are the big gigs at the Olympic games. Cycling and rowing are pretty big for Britain, but globally, the two big things are athletics and swimming.
The obvious goals were there- State Champion, NCAA Champion, Olympic Champion. To get there I had to set an everyday goal which was to push myself to exhaustion or, in other words, to work so hard in practice that someone would have to carry me off the mat.
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