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" 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. "

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

" It's hard, and I don't always get to see my kids. I will never catch up on that time I've missed. "

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

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

" I'd promised my older daughter Rhianna I was going to get a medal for her, and in my mind I was thinking, 'I can't let her down.' "

" 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'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. "

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

" Everybody in middle-distance running knows each other, and we all know what we are capable of. "

" 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'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. "

" 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. "

" I'm probably a lot more closer in the 1500m to the world record than I am in the 5000m. "

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

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

" 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. "