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
Even before I really started, no one said I would make it. But I always had belief.
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.
I've had 30 hamstring tears.
Over the years, I've had torrid luck with things going wrong.
I do weights three or four times a week, and it has had an incredible impact on my confidence.
I would love to be an historian. I'm a bit of a history geek and love books and programmes on the subject.
When I chose athletics, I knew I wanted to be Olympic champion, and now I have done it in London.
It's very hard to win anything in athletics.
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.
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.
Ultimately, I love the sport; I love doing what I do.
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.
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.
I thought I was going to jump further than that, but I don't care - I'm Olympic champion.
I now have five major titles, and not many athletes can say that.
Ultimately, I'm enjoying what I'm doing.
My entire life, I've been searching for acceptance.
I wasn't jumping like Carl Lewis, but I still won an Olympic title.
I've never had a car sponsor or all the things that most others seemed to have had.
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.
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.
People assume that you need to run fast to get to optimum fitness, but the truth is endurance lifting makes you stronger and leaner.
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.
I want to become double Olympic champion, triple Olympic champion, five-time world medallist.
It's changed from one-hit wonder to 'Greg Rutherford wins events.' That's what I've always wanted, that level of recognition.
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.
I've not received any major sponsorship deals or anything else.
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.
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.
When I picked athletics, I knew I wanted to be an Olympic champion.
I can't tell you how much everyone has worked so hard for me, as well as myself.
If I win the Olympics in Rio, then I'll have each title in double.
I'm very driven, and there are lots of things I can't do.
I take my three dogs for long walks every day, and I use that time to talk myself through winning every major competition.
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.
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.
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.
I have a real passion for anything medieval, which is why I love the drama series 'Game Of Thrones.'
I was persuaded to see 'The Muppets' by a friend, and I regretted it. A very boring hour and a half.
I've got two chocolate labradors, Murphy and Dexter. They're like my children.
I think it was just me who thought I could be Olympic champion. I've been telling myself that, and I did that.
Since the Olympics in London, people say, 'Greg's won again. That's what we all expect. Of course he wins.'
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.
There are not many people around the world who can say, 'I get paid to jump into a sandpit.'
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.
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.
I knew I was going to be a sportsman.
Although 8.25 isn't very big, it's good to be the best of Europe again.
My team are incredible, and I have the most amazing parents and beautiful girlfriend in the world.
