We have tried to get it 100 percent ready in time. Sadly I have made it worse on the first landing and I am currently unable to move my neck, the doctor thinks it is a bad whiplash but it won't affect my Double Olympic bid. I am positive the British Athletics medical staff will be able to fix it over the next week.

Greg Rutherford

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I compete all over the world, so I travel two or three times a month and spend at least six months a year out of the country.

Greg Rutherford

two country years

Take noise-cancelling headphones, a good book, and wear comfy clo... by Greg Rutherford

Take noise-cancelling headphones, a good book, and wear comfy clothes.

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clothes noise book

I won't shy away from saying I always put a lot of pressure on Greg Rutherford, i will go into the Olympic Games expecting to win the Olympic Games. It is just how I see it and it's no disrespect to everybody else because there are some very good jumpers there.

Greg Rutherford

It's great that I'm the bookies' favorite, and I quite like that. I don't think I've been bookies' favorite for anything before now.

Greg Rutherford

I have been in discussions with the BBC regarding my involvement with SPOTY after hearing what I believe to be very outdated and derogatory comments from a fellow SPOTY nominee.

Greg Rutherford

It was very important to come out here to win again, i am absolutely over the moon, I won the world championships and I won the Diamond race. It is the last crown for me.

Greg Rutherford

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.

Greg Rutherford

bike village relax beautiful

Running up a steep hill or up steps are fantastic ways of buildin... by Greg Rutherford

Running up a steep hill or up steps are fantastic ways of building explosive strength.

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hill up building strength

People assume that you need to run fast to get to optimum fitness, but the truth is endurance lifting makes you stronger and leaner.

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you truth fitness people

If you look at the skeleton, the start is very important. by Greg Rutherford

If you look at the skeleton, the start is very important.

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start look you important

I'm a very keen baker; I pride myself on my cakes. I go along the classic sponge line, but I like to jazz it up: I've made some psychedelic birthday cakes.

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myself classic pride birthday

My entire life, I've been searching for acceptance. by Greg Rutherford

My entire life, I've been searching for acceptance.

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searching been acceptance life

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.

Greg Rutherford

thought long-time time long

I eat a lot of vegetables and salad. I put strawberries, pomegranate seeds, blackberries, and blueberries into shakes and add Greek yoghurt for a snack. I have this when I'm not training.

Greg Rutherford

snack seeds training vegetables

I take magnesium to prevent cramps. A few years back, I suffered from hamstring tears, and part of that can be to do with muscle cramping, and then pushing the muscle at that point. I also take a fish oil supplement.

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fish muscle back tears

To put up with me, you have to be patient. by Greg Rutherford

To put up with me, you have to be patient.

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me you be-patient patient

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.

Greg Rutherford

you moments life people

I was always the slightly fat kid, which used to bother me quite... by Greg Rutherford

I was always the slightly fat kid, which used to bother me quite a bit.

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fat kid me always

It was when my American coach Dan Pfaff came over from the States in 2009 and started working with me that we really began to look at my diet. He decided I was eating too many carbohydrates, so I cut back on bread. Over the next year I lost weight and became leaner.

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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-am trapped painful wind