British - Athlete | November 17, 1986 -
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.
Greg Rutherford
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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.
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Adrenaline is an incredible thing.
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Over the years, I've had torrid luck with things going wrong.
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My dad is a builder, and my mum's a nurse. They're just very normal people.
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I was always the slightly fat kid, which used to bother me quite a bit.
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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.
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I have been in discussions with the BBC regarding my involvement with SPOTY after hearing what I believe to be very outdated and derogatory comments from a fellow SPOTY nominee.
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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.
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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.
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I train six days a week.
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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.
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