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Greg Rutherford Quotes

born 1986

Gregory James Rutherford (born 17 November 1986) is a retired British track and field athlete who specialised in the long jump.

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I thought I was going to jump further, But I am Olympic Champion, so who cares?

This is what I have dreamed of my whole life and to do it in London is just incredible, I might wake up in a minute.

I take my three dogs for long walks every day and I use that time to talk myself through winning every major competition.

This is what I have dreamt of my entire life.

But a lot of people still say: ‘What do you do between Olympics? Do you get a job?’ Seriously. That shows the sport is lacking massively.

It'll be tough to see my competitors out there, but I'm working as hard as I can to be ready for the world championships in Moscow. All being well, we'll get it sorted.

What a night for British athletics – three gold medals out of a possible three. I got to see my folks in the crowd.

I set myself distances I want to reach. I basically commentate and rehearse winning. I’ve never finished second in my head, ever.

I thought I was going to jump further than that, but I don't care, I'm Olympic champion. What a night for British athletics - three gold medals. I can't thank everyone enough.

My team are incredible and I have the most amazing parents and beautiful girlfriend in the world. I've got a pretty good life, I cannot lie. Everybody has worked so hard for me.

I don’t think it has sunk in properly. I knew I knew I was going to be a sportsman and when I picked athletics I knew I wanted to be Olympic champion – I might wake up in a minute.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Greg Rutherford (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.