Greg Rutherford
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've got two chocolate labradors, Murphy and Dexter. They're like my children.
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.
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 persuaded to see 'The Muppets' by a friend, and I regretted it. A very boring hour and a half.
I do weights three or four times a week, and it has had an incredible impact on my confidence.
I have a real passion for anything medieval, which is why I love the drama series 'Game Of Thrones.'
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.
Over the years, I've had torrid luck with things going wrong.
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.
Ultimately the clothing company is a large investment on my part, and I'm taking a huge gamble. But having a focus away from the track is good for you.
I've had 30 hamstring tears.
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.
I've never had a car sponsor or all the things that most others seemed to have had.
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 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.
I wasn't jumping like Carl Lewis, but I still won an Olympic title.
Even before I really started, no one said I would make it. But I always had belief.
I take my three dogs for long walks every day, and I use that time to talk myself through winning every major competition.
My entire life, I've been searching for acceptance.
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.
Probably the biggest thing around not training correctly is eating. You've got to fuel your system correctly, and I think what we're very unfortunate with in this country [UK] is the [lack of] education around food and nutrition.Collection: Country
I love cooking all different things, so any form of meat, fish, anything else. I do have a really strict diet, but it's all protein and veg basically. When you are on a diet like that you have to get inventive, so you have to be willing to try any different fish that's out there. Probably a favourite of mine is some baked trout fillets, on a salad.Collection: Cooking
For whatever reason, people aren't taught that sugar is a massive enemy.Collection: People
For me, box step-ups and power clean [exercises] is by far the best.Collection: Exercise
I only enjoy legs day! For my training, it's sort of vital and I've learned to love it, I think.Collection: Thinking
For getting lean and trying to get toned, it's not about having a low weight and maximising as many reps as possible.Collection: Trying
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.Collection: Running