Quotes from Greg Rutherford


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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.

    Water | Start | Protein


    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.

    Good | Focus | Company


    I knew I was going to be a sportsman.

    Knew | Sportsman


    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.

    Family | Tree | Name


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

    Love | Passion | Game


    I don't think there are many long jumpers who can say they have jumped so hard that have lost their hearing.

    Lost | Hearing


    I do weights three or four times a week, and it has had an incredible impact on my confidence.

    Confidence | Week | Impact


    I do a lot of things like running hills and larger amounts of reps in the gym.

    Gym | Running | Hills


    I come into these competitions to win, not to get silver or bronze, so it is frustrating.

    Win | Silver | Bronze


    I can't tell you how much everyone has worked so hard for me, as well as myself.

    Worked


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

    Good | Position | Bronze


    Adrenaline is an incredible thing.

    Adrenaline | Incredible


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

    Best | Multiple | Distances


    Fruit is carb-based, and I limit carbs when training hard.

    Training | Fruit | Limit


    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.

    Time | Point | Schemes


    Even before I really started, no one said I would make it. But I always had belief.

    Belief


    During your career, you put yourself in peak physical condition, but then you bear the brunt of it for the rest of your life.

    Life | Career | Bear


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

    Sports | Clean | Athletics


    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.

    Earth | Matter | Gravity


    Although 8.25 isn't very big, it's good to be the best of Europe again.

    Best | Good | Europe


       

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