Top 93 Quotes by Greg Rutherford

I am the Olympic, World, Commonwealth, and European champion now, and I hope that's enough for people to accept that I am a half-decent British athlete.

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.

I drive relatively fast - within the remits of the law, obviously - but I struggle with people who do stupid things on the road. I have a massive urge to shout expletives at them.

I was persuaded to see 'The Muppets' by a friend, and I regretted it. A very boring hour and a half.

I thought I was going to jump further than that, but I don't care - I'm Olympic champion.

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.

My favourite series of all time has been 'Band of Brothers.' That was amazing; I've watched that so many times.

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.

It's all about proving it on the track and proving to people that have different views wrong.

I do weights three or four times a week, and it has had an incredible impact on my confidence.