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" I was running sub-13 minutes for 5,000 when I was still coached by Alan Storey, and I won double gold at the Europeans in 2010. "

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" Whenever I race in the U.K., the crowd just makes such a massive difference, often between winning and losing. "

" I try to be honest in what I do and in everything I do. I try to be honest with my family. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" It's doesn't just come overnight, you've got to train for it and believe in yourself; that's the most important thing. "

Believe In Yourself

" 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. "

" Let me do what I do best. And that's to run and represent my country and make my country proud. "

" I want to thank the public, so I have to keep doing what I do, which is keep winning medals for my country. "

" I wished for just one medal as a junior. "

" 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. "

" It gets to you as a father when your kids don't react to you in the way you imagine. "

" My first Olympics memory was watching Haile Gebrselassie in Sydney 2000. His sprint finish to defend his title really moved me. "

" I always learn something from every race. "

" There is so much to discover in Dubai. "

" Records are there to be broken. Lots of people would love to swap their world record for an Olympic medal, but for me, my medals are there forever and ever, and that's what does it for me. "

" 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? "

" There's a time in everyone's career where you go, 'Ah, this is hard - how long am I going to have to do this?' But the rewards are so great. Who gets to go on the podium and hear the national anthem? The whole nation singing! Money can't buy you that. "

" To be labelled a cheat - it's not fair. If I'm a cheat, then prove I'm a cheat or just leave me alone and let me do what I do best. "

" In life, if people need help, then we should try and help them out. "

" I've shown that if you dream and are willing to work hard, you can achieve your dreams. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It's important you think positively not negatively. Think about your loved ones and all the people who are behind you. "

" I think the way I am, the way I'm chilled out, has a lot to do with being Muslim and having faith. "

" I'm the champion, and to stay ahead, I have to work harder. "

" I work so hard for what I do. To achieve what I have has taken me half of my life to be able to achieve what I have achieved. And for people to think I have taken a shortcut, it's not right, and it's not fair. "

" 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. "

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