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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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" 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. "

" 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? "

" The coach is the boss at the end of the day. I do whatever he tells me and don't ask questions. "

" Social media can be dangerous. People hide behind their computers and write negative things, so I like to keep it about communicating with my fans. "

" 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'm as much of a human being as the rest of the world. But if I don't train, I don't win. If I don't focus, I don't win. So I don't have a choice: I just have to run. "

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

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

" I used to get called 'Ferrari' when I was a kid because I was always running everywhere. "

" 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. "

" Obviously, I believe in clean sport and want to do all that I can, but at the same time, you can only control yourself. "

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

" There is so much to discover in Dubai. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" My goals are to run the London Marathon and do the best that I can. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "