My grandfather died before I was born, so I never had the chance to speak with him about his father. But I learned about him from books.
Greg Rutherford
I always start the day with a protein shake: protein powder mixed with water, peanut butter, and yoghurt to thicken it up.
My dad is a builder, and my mum's a nurse. They're just very normal people.
It was when my American coach Dan Pfaff came over from the States in 2009 and started working with me that we really began to look at my diet. He decided I was eating too many carbohydrates, so I cut back on bread. Over the next year I lost weight and became leaner.
I've not received any major sponsorship deals or anything else.
The DNA showed I have a level of endurance in me which I never really realised, which makes sense.
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've got two chocolate labradors, Murphy and Dexter. They're like my children.
When at home in Buckinghamshire, I tend to work out for two to three hours on the track or in the woods close by and then do weights.
When I chose athletics, I knew I wanted to be Olympic champion, and now I have done it in London.
Over the years, I've had torrid luck with things going wrong.
It's very hard to win anything in athletics.
I was persuaded to see 'The Muppets' by a friend, and I regretted it. A very boring hour and a half.
If you look at the skeleton, the start is very important.
There are not many people around the world who can say, 'I get paid to jump into a sandpit.'
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.
I come into these competitions to win, not to get silver or bronze, so it is frustrating.
I think there are lot more lows in an athletes career than the highs, but you've got to be bale to take them on the chin.
I live in a beautiful village in the middle of the countryside, and being able to disappear off on my bike for a couple of hours two or three times a week is a wonderful way to relax.
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 would love to be an historian. I'm a bit of a history geek and love books and programmes on the subject.
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.
My favourite series of all time has been 'Band of Brothers.' That was amazing; I've watched that so many times.
I now have five major titles, and not many athletes can say that.
I knew I was going to be a sportsman.
To put up with me, you have to be patient.
As a jumper, I try to defy gravity as long as I can. But no matter how far I jump, I'll always hit the earth eventually.
I seem to be the 'luckiest' athlete around - and that's one of the most frustrating things. You compete against a vast array of people and train your whole life for those moments.
It would be pretty special if I could win two Olympic gold medals, one at the Summer Games and one from the Winters, so I'm going to give it a real go.
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.
Ultimately, you've got to answer your critics on the track, and I am very much hoping 8.41m is acceptable for people.
Fruit is carb-based, and I limit carbs when training hard.
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 have been in discussions with the BBC regarding my involvement with SPOTY after hearing what I believe to be very outdated and derogatory comments from a fellow SPOTY nominee.
I train six days a week.
I'm never happy to settle.
I was always the slightly fat kid, which used to bother me quite a bit.
It's all about proving it on the track and proving to people that have different views wrong.
The type of IBS I am prone to is the constipation type, where I get trapped wind and can get sharp painful spasms in my intestines as well as having sluggish bowels.
For a long time, I thought I'd be a physio if I wasn't a sportsman. At one point, I wanted to be an inventor, and I'd come up with little schemes.
Me and my brother just used to fight all the time; then my sister came along, and it was all about the little girl in the house. We'd always eat dinner together as a family.
I'm a very keen baker; I pride myself on my cakes. I go along the classic sponge line, but I like to jazz it up: I've made some psychedelic birthday cakes.
Jumping isn't as important to my training as you might think; I'm only in the sandpit once a week. There's a high risk factor of injury doing it, so instead, I rely on my progress in the gym to judge how far I'll jump on the big day.
Running up a steep hill or up steps are fantastic ways of building explosive strength.
I eat a lot of vegetables and salad. I put strawberries, pomegranate seeds, blackberries, and blueberries into shakes and add Greek yoghurt for a snack. I have this when I'm not training.
I take magnesium to prevent cramps. A few years back, I suffered from hamstring tears, and part of that can be to do with muscle cramping, and then pushing the muscle at that point. I also take a fish oil supplement.
I do a lot of things like running hills and larger amounts of reps in the gym.
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 want to jump far all the time and go out there and win medals.
Athletics set the right sentiment for a clean and believable sport.
