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All Quotes by author - Mo Farah

" A guy like me, yes, I am good in terms of championship races, and that's where I dominate - but in terms of running fast times, I haven't quite done that. "

" All that work you put in, it's so worth it to win a medal. "

" As an athlete, you can train for so many years to be a 5K/10K runner. That's who you are, and it's hard to change that. Not using that technique - almost like a sprint - that's when you have to loosen up and just save as much energy as you can. "

" As an athlete you want to be able to choose something that you haven't already achieved. Is it different distances, or do you come back and defend your titles? It depends what your coach says. "

" Athletics, for me, was something I was pushed towards. I really wanted to play football when I was younger. Over the years, I started to enjoy it more and learn about it. "

" Because of who I am, people ask for photos. I can't just say no to everyone. "

" Bolt put the Mobot on the map, to be honest with you! He's just an amazing guy. "

" Come join us; see the reality of what I have to do to achieve what I achieve. There are no cutting corners. "

" Dubai is a safe place, and I never came across anything to worry about. "

" Even though running is work for me, I always miss it if I take a break. A lot of people find running relaxing, but I can never switch off from timing and competing against myself. "

" Everybody in middle-distance running knows each other, and we all know what we are capable of. "

" Every race is different. If you come down the home straight neck and neck, the crowd cheering for you can decide the race. "

" Everything happens for a reason, so you shouldn't get wound up. "

" Growing up, I would never have thought that I'd be a double Olympic champion, with a lovely home and beautiful kids. "

" I always learn something from every race. "

" I am just grateful I have a British passport and a country here. "

" I believe no matter who you are, respect yourself, respect others. "

" I could sit at home, watch TV, and go for the odd run. But to be the best, you have to make this sacrifice, keep going away and doing blocks of training in the mountains. "

" I'd heard a lot about Dubai before I first visited and couldn't wait to go. "

" I'd love to work with children. I've set up the charity, and that's going well. We've got a lot of projects we're doing in Somalia, so I'd like to see how we're doing there. "

" I don't know much about politics, but you have to look at it with the bigger picture and think what's best for us now, what's best for us in 10 years' time, what's best for our kids' kids' future - and I don't know. "

" I don't want to talk politics, but what I do say is I believe in rules and laws, and if you come to this country, you've got to abide by the rules here. "

" I'd promised my older daughter Rhianna I was going to get a medal for her, and in my mind I was thinking, 'I can't let her down.' "

" I enjoy my athletics, and I want to take it as far as I can. "

" If I am lining up for a race, and I know there is someone there who cheats, it upsets me. "

" If I didn't have the family and everything, I wouldn't be where I am. "

" If I look back down the years, how I was treated as a kid, if it wasn't for the teachers at my school, then I wouldn't have achieved what I have. You have to look where you came from, and we do need to get more parents involved, more running clubs and more schools. They can make a difference. "

" If your body needs certain food, you have to give it to it. And as an athlete, if I'm doing 100 miles a week and working out, if I eat bad food one day, it's not bad for me because I burn it off. "

" I go through a lot of painful things. There are sessions when I will be on my back afterwards, crawling. "

" I grew up with a lot of friends who are white, black, Muslim, non-Muslim. I like people a lot. "

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