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

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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. "

" 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.' "

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

" 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. "

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

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" What drives me is winning medals and going out there and enjoying it. "

" When you line up on the track, you want to have done your homework, be aware of what they are capable of. You think about everything. It's like taking a journey, innit? "

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Believe In Yourself

" It's great to be British, really. If anything happens, I'm back to my country. At least I have a country. "

" There's Kenyan guys who last year or two years ago were running for Kenya, and then they switched to Qatar and Bahrain and other countries. Yes, I do have a problem with that. "

" 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. "

" I want to spend as much time as I can with my kids, but I know the opportunities in athletics don't often come round, so I've just got to make the most of it. "

" I work every day, and every year I spend seven months away from my family. I miss my kids' birthdays, and those are times I will never be able to go back on and share with them. That kills me. "

" 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. "

" 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. "