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'm never happy to settle. ”

My dad is a builder, and my mum's a nurse. They're just very normal people. ”

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'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. ”

I have a real passion for anything medieval, which is why I love the drama series 'Game Of Thrones.' ”

I would love to be an historian. I'm a bit of a history geek and love books and programmes on the subject. ”

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

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. ”

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