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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
There are not many people around the world who can say, ‘I get paid to jump into a sandpit.’ Greg Rutherford Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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. Greg Rutherford Read Quote
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. Greg Rutherford Read Quote
Since the Olympics in London, people say, ‘Greg’s won again. That’s what we all expect. Of course he wins.’ Greg Rutherford Read Quote
It’s changed from one-hit wonder to ‘Greg Rutherford wins events.’ That’s what I’ve always wanted, that level of recognition. Greg Rutherford Read Quote