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" 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. "
Mo Farah
Day
Family
Me
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" Come join us; see the reality of what I have to do to achieve what I achieve. There are no cutting corners. "
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" Dubai is a safe place, and I never came across anything to worry about. "
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" What do you want to be? If you don't put the work in, you're not going to be able to be it. "
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" The public do get behind me, and I love the crowd. When I'm ever in London, they give me massive support - the Anniversary Games, the cheers; they are always nice to me. "
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" I try to be honest in what I do and in everything I do. I try to be honest with my family. "
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" All that work you put in, it's so worth it to win a medal. "
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" If I am lining up for a race, and I know there is someone there who cheats, it upsets me. "
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" There's got to be the same rules for everyone. "
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" Because of who I am, people ask for photos. I can't just say no to everyone. "
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" In America... it's not divided, but with Trump now, it's like you are asking for trouble. We wouldn't dare to say any of the things he is saying in our country and get away with it. It's just... blasphemy. "
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" I grew up with a lot of friends who are white, black, Muslim, non-Muslim. I like people a lot. "
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" It triggers something in you as a human being because you forget what your parents did for you. But when you become a parent, you're like, 'Whoa! It's hard work.' No wonder your parents always tell you off! They've done a lot for you. "
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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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" It would be great to run around with the family every day, go shopping, take the children out. At my level, though, I can only afford to do that for one week maximum. Otherwise I have to eat, sleep, train - nothing else. "
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