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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. "

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

" What I do, it's part of my job, but you want to bring your kids up the right way and give them everything - to be there for them and have that connection. "

" I've got such a sweet tooth. I do miss the U.K. where you get sticky toffee pudding or custard, all that. "

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

" 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. "

" As an athlete, you can train for so many years to be a 5K/10K runner. That's who you are, and it's hard to change that. Not using that technique - almost like a sprint - that's when you have to loosen up and just save as much energy as you can. "

" I'm 33 years old; I'm getting old. Every year is different, and as an athlete, you've got to be honest with yourself. "

" 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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" When I run for my country, I'm very proud to run for my country. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" On the track, you know what you're capable of, but being at the birth, you have no control. "

" I always learn something from every race. "

" If I look back down the years, how I was treated as a kid, if it wasn't for the teachers at my school, then I wouldn't have achieved what I have. You have to look where you came from, and we do need to get more parents involved, more running clubs and more schools. They can make a difference. "

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

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

" There is so much to discover in Dubai. "

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

" 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. "

" President Donald Trump seems to have made me an alien. "

" 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. "

" 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. "