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

" To be knighted, that would be amazing. I remember Alex Ferguson from Man Utd got it and Steve Redgrave - to be in the same category as them is amazing. "

" This picture has been painted of me. It's not right. I am 100% clean. "

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

" If I am lining up for a race, and I know there is someone there who cheats, it upsets me. "

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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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Work

Timing

" What do you want to be? If you don't put the work in, you're not going to be able to be it. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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Family

" It has been a long journey, but if you dream and have the ambition and want to work hard, then you can achieve. "

" I'm away about six months of the year, competing here in the U.K. or in training camps in Arizona, Ethiopia, the Pyrenees. "

" 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. "

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

" Come join us; see the reality of what I have to do to achieve what I achieve. There are no cutting corners. "

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

" There's got to be the same rules for everyone. "

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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People

Think

" Dubai is a safe place, and I never came across anything to worry about. "

" I could sit at home, watch TV, and go for the odd run. But to be the best, you have to make this sacrifice, keep going away and doing blocks of training in the mountains. "

" 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. "

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Football

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