I do a lot of things like running hills and larger amounts of reps in the gym.

The DNA showed I have a level of endurance in me which I never really realised, which makes sense.

I'm a bit of a history goon, and I love all that. Anything that's medieval-based up until, probably, the Tudor period and just after, I'm quite into.

Even though arguably I could have done much better at school, I'd decided at a young age that I was going to be a professional sportsman at some sport. And at that stage, there was a bit of luck: I was fortunate to meet the right people at the right time to get me to where I am now.

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 want to jump far all the time and go out there and win medals.

I come into these competitions to win, not to get silver or bronze, so it is frustrating.

Athletics set the right sentiment for a clean and believable sport.

I'm excited by going 85 mph, head-first, down an ice track.

People forget that track and field is one of the hardest sports because we compete against all the world. There are many sports when you are up against only 15 or 20 countries.

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

If you put me against most sprinters in the world, I reckon over a start I could get very close, if not take them.

I am pleased I went from fourth back into a medal position, but bronze is not good enough for me.

All I can do is turn up and compete.

If other people have problems with my competitions, then there's nothing I can do.

If the room falls silent for a moment, all I hear is white noise.

During your career, you put yourself in peak physical condition, but then you bear the brunt of it for the rest of your life.

I don't think there are many long jumpers who can say they have jumped so hard that have lost their hearing.

Hopefully, I can get multiple distances out there and re-establish myself as one of the best jumpers in the world.

Adrenaline is an incredible thing.

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.

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

I'm very driven, and there are lots of things I can't do.

Ultimately, I'm enjoying what I'm doing.

My team are incredible, and I have the most amazing parents and beautiful girlfriend in the world.

If I win the Olympics in Rio, then I'll have each title in double.

I now have five major titles, and not many athletes can say that.

Although 8.25 isn't very big, it's good to be the best of Europe again.

I can't tell you how much everyone has worked so hard for me, as well as myself.

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

I knew I was going to be a sportsman.

When I picked athletics, I knew I wanted to be an Olympic champion.

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 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 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.

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 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.

Ultimately, I love the sport; I love doing what I do.

There are not many people around the world who can say, 'I get paid to jump into a sandpit.'

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.

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.

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.

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.

Since the Olympics in London, people say, 'Greg's won again. That's what we all expect. Of course he wins.'

It's changed from one-hit wonder to 'Greg Rutherford wins events.' That's what I've always wanted, that level of recognition.

It's very hard to win anything in athletics.

I think it was just me who thought I could be Olympic champion. I've been telling myself that, and I did that.

I want to become double Olympic champion, triple Olympic champion, five-time world medallist.

When I chose athletics, I knew I wanted to be Olympic champion, and now I have done it in London.

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.