Greg Rutherford Quotes

I've always dreamed of being a professional athlete.

I played all kinds of sports when I was young: tennis, handball, basketball, some soccer. I focused on basketball when I was 16 or 17 and then came to the U.S. when I was 20.

I wanted to be a pro athlete. I knew that.

As a child, I wanted to be an athlete, a professional tennis player or something like that.

When I was about 18, I started to think that I could have a long sporting career.

The only thing I ever wanted to be was a professional football player.

My parents wanted me to become a national athlete.

I probably realized when I was maybe 13 years of age that I could make a living out of playing professional sport and from that time on it was really a goal for me do that as soon as I can.

I had dreams of being a professional rugby player.

That's a very privileged job and I love it with all my heart. I'm planning on playing my best volleyball to date throughout 2016 and certainly during the Olympics.

Both parents supported my becoming a world class athlete.

I'd grown up an athletic child, a competitive soccer player since age 4, with stints ranging from months to years in gymnastics, softball, volleyball.

I kind of wanna be pro basketball, pro skateboarder.

As a child I was very involved with sports and I knew at age 9 that I wanted to be an Olympic champion.

In my youth I thought I was going to be a professional rugby player.

I played professional level sports. When you're playing for money, it's a whole other level.

I played professional tennis for about six years and I played football and handball in school as well.

I think I would love to play a sportsperson myself. That is something I really want to do, since it fascinates me.

For 17 years, I played at the highest level.

I never had a dream to be a boxer.

I think as a professional sportsman you're aware that your time is limited.

Since a very young age, I've dreamt of being a professional soccer player, and from a psychological and mental aspect, I've tried to prepare myself to be a good player.

Anyone who plays professional sport for a living is extremely lucky, and that's my overriding feeling - I believe I have the best job in the world!

It was a dream to play the World Cup and I will play for sure in the future.

A life of a sportsperson is approximately 14-15 years long and fatigue will be a part of it, but they have to manage that.