Greg Rutherford Quotes

I generally don’t enjoy relaxing and doing nothing on holiday.

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.

I love Los Angeles. It has a lot to offer culturally and has amazing restaurants.

I’m not a grunter, I’m relatively quiet. There’s a little bit of breathing out. Some people get really loud! There’s a little bit of psyching up sometimes, if you’re going for a really heavy weight you might make a little noise, but when lifting, I try and keep it quite quiet – I’m not a fan of male noise in that way to be totally honest. I think when girls do it it’s not as bad, but when guys do it it’s just like, ‘Come on mate, hold it in!’.

Nearly anything you need to get at the gym you can get naturally.A lot of training I do is running up hills, running up steps, just in the woods behind my house. Jumping on to things. All these things you can do anywhere, you don’t have to go to the gym.

For whatever reason, people aren’t taught that sugar is a massive enemy.

I learned to ski at a young age and love it – but I don’t get to do it as much as I’d like because of the risk of injuries.

I think squats is a generic thing – you can do squats with anything. That’s the great thing about it. As long as you get in a safe position to do it.

I think if you’re not going to look so daft walking down the street split your workouts a little bit.

Skiing with friends in Reberty, France, after the Winter Olympics in 2010, was an amazing trip. I was at my happiest surrounded by all those mountains.

I know a lot of people in Phoenix, so I’ve had some great nights there. It’s always hot, too, so it’s just a nice to be outside in the evening.

I only enjoy legs day! For my training, it’s sort of vital and I’ve learned to love it, I think.