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" Because of who I am, people ask for photos. I can't just say no to everyone. "
Mo Farah
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" I said to myself, 'I don't want to be coming sixth or seventh, and being the best in Britain. I want to be the best in the world and race against these Kenyan guys.' "
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" I've got four kids, so I plan ahead. I have to book flights far in advance, look at accommodation, where it is, what you can and can't do. Same in running. "
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Look
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" It has been a long journey, but if you dream and have the ambition and want to work hard, then you can achieve. "
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" 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. "
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Timing
" I'm especially drawn to the sand dunes. I love driving around and exploring them by dune buggy. "
Mo Farah
Love
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" On the track, you know what you're capable of, but being at the birth, you have no control. "
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You
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" I remember, in 1999, the first time I met Steve Cram, I didn't know who he was. It was only later, on YouTube, I started watching Seb Coe, Ovett. So it's nice to be recognised as one of the best guys in the world. "
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Nice
Best
Time
" 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. "
Mo Farah
Look
Parents
School
" I'm 33 years old; I'm getting old. Every year is different, and as an athlete, you've got to be honest with yourself. "
Mo Farah
You
Athlete
Getting Old
" Look at my success. I didn't achieve it overnight. It has been the product of many years' struggle, and every year, my times have shown gradual improvement. "
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Success
Improvement
Look
" All that work you put in, it's so worth it to win a medal. "
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You
Win
Worth It
" I've become someone else, really, like a role model. "
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Someone
Become
Like
" This is where I started life. This is where I went to uni. This is where the people I know are. This is my country, and when I put on my Great Britain vest, I'm proud, very proud, that it's my country. "
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Life
Know
People
" Let me do what I do best. And that's to run and represent my country and make my country proud. "
Mo Farah
Country
Proud
Best
" I'm probably a lot more closer in the 1500m to the world record than I am in the 5000m. "
Mo Farah
More
I Am
Than
" I've got such a sweet tooth. I do miss the U.K. where you get sticky toffee pudding or custard, all that. "
Mo Farah
Miss
You
Sweet
" You try and help something, and later on it bites you, so it's a hard decision, but as a country, as a nation, people need our help. "
Mo Farah
People
You
Try
" The only medication that I am on, I am on asthma, and I have had that since I was a child. That's just a normal use. "
Mo Farah
Just
Normal
Asthma
" 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.' "
Mo Farah
Mind
Thinking
Daughter
" What drives me is winning medals and going out there and enjoying it. "
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Out
Drives
Going
" Come join us; see the reality of what I have to do to achieve what I achieve. There are no cutting corners. "
Mo Farah
Join
Come
Reality
" I wasn't a fighting kid or a causing-trouble kid. I was just one of those cheeky, crazy kids running around. "
Mo Farah
Just
Crazy
Running
" 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. "
Mo Farah
Coach
Athlete
Back
" You imagine running 120 miles a week, week in, week out, for the past four or five years. It takes a little bit out of you. "
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Running
Imagine
Week
" Growing up, I would never have thought that I'd be a double Olympic champion, with a lovely home and beautiful kids. "
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Home
Growing Up
Champion
" I always learn something from every race. "
Mo Farah
Learn
Every
Always
" 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. "
Mo Farah
Enjoy
Football
Me
" It's great to be British, really. If anything happens, I'm back to my country. At least I have a country. "
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British
Anything
Back
" I'm a guy who wins medals rather than runs fast times, so for me, what keeps me going is winning medals for my country and making my nation proud. "
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Country
Winning
Proud
" Bolt put the Mobot on the map, to be honest with you! He's just an amazing guy. "
Mo Farah
Just
Honest
Amazing