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Greg Rutherford
British
Athlete
Born:
Nov 17
,
1986
Champion
Me
People
Time
World
You
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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.
Greg Rutherford
Me
Decision
Made
Definitely
Athlete
Football
Instead
Blood
Going
Body
Olympic
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.
Greg Rutherford
Family
Old
Few
Tree
Back
Generations
Checked
Genes
Name
Got
Very
Scottish
Actually
There are not many people around the world who can say, 'I get paid to jump into a sandpit.'
Greg Rutherford
People
World
Say
Around
Jump
Get
Paid
Who
Many
I've not received any major sponsorship deals or anything else.
Greg Rutherford
Else
Major
Sponsorship
Deals
Any
Anything
Anything Else
Received
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.
Greg Rutherford
You
Yourself
Dangerous
Financial
Burden
Every
Think
Thinking
Earn
Some
Scenario
More
Could
Well
Makes
Due
Go
Than
Get
Being
Where
Want
Every Night
Night
Speech
When I chose athletics, I knew I wanted to be Olympic champion, and now I have done it in London.
Greg Rutherford
Champion
Athletics
London
Knew
Done
Wanted
Chose
Now
Olympic
I've got two chocolate labradors, Murphy and Dexter. They're like my children.
Greg Rutherford
Like
Dexter
Got
Children
Chocolate
Murphy
Two
I have a real passion for anything medieval, which is why I love the drama series 'Game Of Thrones.'
Greg Rutherford
Love
Game
Passion
Drama
Real
Real Passion
Anything
Which
Game Of Thrones
Series
Why
Medieval
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.
Greg Rutherford
Matter
Try
Long
Earth
Defy
Always
How
How Far
Jump
Hit
Far
Eventually
Gravity
I've had 30 hamstring tears.
Greg Rutherford
Tears
Had
I've never had a car sponsor or all the things that most others seemed to have had.
Greg Rutherford
Car
Others
Seemed
Never
Had
Sponsor
Most
Things
I wasn't jumping like Carl Lewis, but I still won an Olympic title.
Greg Rutherford
Like
Still
Won
Jumping
Title
Olympic
Lewis
I take my three dogs for long walks every day, and I use that time to talk myself through winning every major competition.
Greg Rutherford
Time
Myself
Day
Every Day
Competition
Three
Long
Walks
Every
Winning
Through
Take
Major
Talk
Dogs
Use
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.
Greg Rutherford
Time
You
People
Long
Long Time
Big
Kid
Ginger
Like
Him
Always
Got
Wanted
Chip
Shoulder
Your
Hard
Who
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