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Greg Rutherford [1986-0] British

Rank: 101
Athlete, Track and field athlete

Gregory James "Greg" Rutherford, MBE is a British track and field athlete who specialises in long jump. He represents Great Britain at the Olympics, World and European Championships, and England at the Commonwealth Games.

Birthday, Diet, Fitness

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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.		101
I was always the slightly fat kid, which used to bother me quite a bit.		102
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.	Diet	103
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.		104
I have been in discussions with the BBC regarding my involvement with SPOTY after hearing what I believe to be very outdated and derogatory comments from a fellow SPOTY nominee.		105
My dad is a builder, and my mum's a nurse. They're just very normal people.		106
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.		107
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.		108
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.	Birthday	109
I train six days a week.		110
I always start the day with a protein shake: protein powder mixed with water, peanut butter, and yoghurt to thicken it up.		111
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.		112
Running up a steep hill or up steps are fantastic ways of building explosive strength.		113
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.		114
Fruit is carb-based, and I limit carbs when training hard.		115
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.		116
I do a lot of things like running hills and larger amounts of reps in the gym.		117
The DNA showed I have a level of endurance in me which I never really realised, which makes sense.		118
My favourite series of all time has been 'Band of Brothers.' That was amazing; I've watched that so many times.		119
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.		120
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.		121
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.		122
I want to jump far all the time and go out there and win medals.		123
I come into these competitions to win, not to get silver or bronze, so it is frustrating.		124
Athletics set the right sentiment for a clean and believable sport.		125
I'm excited by going 85 mph, head-first, down an ice track.		126
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.		201
If you look at the skeleton, the start is very important.		202
If you put me against most sprinters in the world, I reckon over a start I could get very close, if not take them.		203
I am pleased I went from fourth back into a medal position, but bronze is not good enough for me.		204
All I can do is turn up and compete.		205
If other people have problems with my competitions, then there's nothing I can do.		206
I'm never happy to settle.		207
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.		208
If the room falls silent for a moment, all I hear is white noise.		209
During your career, you put yourself in peak physical condition, but then you bear the brunt of it for the rest of your life.		210
I don't think there are many long jumpers who can say they have jumped so hard that have lost their hearing.		211
It's all about proving it on the track and proving to people that have different views wrong.		212
Hopefully, I can get multiple distances out there and re-establish myself as one of the best jumpers in the world.		213
Adrenaline is an incredible thing.		214
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.		215
Ultimately, you've got to answer your critics on the track, and I am very much hoping 8.41m is acceptable for people.		216
To put up with me, you have to be patient.		217
I'm very driven, and there are lots of things I can't do.		218
Ultimately, I'm enjoying what I'm doing.		219
My team are incredible, and I have the most amazing parents and beautiful girlfriend in the world.		220
If I win the Olympics in Rio, then I'll have each title in double.		221
I now have five major titles, and not many athletes can say that.		222
Although 8.25 isn't very big, it's good to be the best of Europe again.		223
I can't tell you how much everyone has worked so hard for me, as well as myself.		224
I thought I was going to jump further than that, but I don't care - I'm Olympic champion.		225
I knew I was going to be a sportsman.		226
When I picked athletics, I knew I wanted to be an Olympic champion.		301
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.		302
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.		303
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.		304
I dabbled in football myself until the age of 14, but I didn't have as much love for the sport as I did track and field. I would never have been good enough to take it to the highest level.		305
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.		306
I haven't actually checked my family tree, but Rutherford is a very old Scottish name, so I've probably got Scottish genes a few generations back.		307
Ultimately, I love the sport; I love doing what I do.		308
There are not many people around the world who can say, 'I get paid to jump into a sandpit.'		309
I've not received any major sponsorship deals or anything else.		310
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.		311
It's quite funny because I always talk to baby through Susie's belly, and every time I start speaking, I just get kicked in the face.		312
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.		313
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.		314
Since the Olympics in London, people say, 'Greg's won again. That's what we all expect. Of course he wins.'		315
It's changed from one-hit wonder to 'Greg Rutherford wins events.' That's what I've always wanted, that level of recognition.		316
It's very hard to win anything in athletics.		317
I think it was just me who thought I could be Olympic champion. I've been telling myself that, and I did that.		318
I want to become double Olympic champion, triple Olympic champion, five-time world medallist.		319
When I chose athletics, I knew I wanted to be Olympic champion, and now I have done it in London.		320
I've got two chocolate labradors, Murphy and Dexter. They're like my children.		321
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.		322
I would love to be an historian. I'm a bit of a history geek and love books and programmes on the subject.		323
I was persuaded to see 'The Muppets' by a friend, and I regretted it. A very boring hour and a half.		324
People assume that you need to run fast to get to optimum fitness, but the truth is endurance lifting makes you stronger and leaner.	Fitness	325
I do weights three or four times a week, and it has had an incredible impact on my confidence.		326
I have a real passion for anything medieval, which is why I love the drama series 'Game Of Thrones.'		401
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.		402
Over the years, I've had torrid luck with things going wrong.		403
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.		404
Ultimately the clothing company is a large investment on my part, and I'm taking a huge gamble. But having a focus away from the track is good for you.		405
I've had 30 hamstring tears.		406
Lolo Jones came up to me and said, 'Well done, Greg,' and I don't think I've ever spoken to her in my life.		407
I've never had a car sponsor or all the things that most others seemed to have had.		408
I think there are lot more lows in an athletes career than the highs, but you've got to be bale to take them on the chin.		409
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.		410
I wasn't jumping like Carl Lewis, but I still won an Olympic title.		411
Even before I really started, no one said I would make it. But I always had belief.		412
I take my three dogs for long walks every day, and I use that time to talk myself through winning every major competition.		413
My entire life, I've been searching for acceptance.		414
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.		415

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