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" This is where I started life. This is where I went to uni. This is where the people I know are. This is my country, and when I put on my Great Britain vest, I'm proud, very proud, that it's my country. "

Mo Farah

Life

Know

People

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You

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I said to myself, 'I don't want to be coming sixth or seventh, and being the best in Britain. I want to be the best in the world and race against these Kenyan guys.' "

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

" I go through a lot of painful things. There are sessions when I will be on my back afterwards, crawling. "

" 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? "

" I've become someone else, really, like a role model. "

Mo Farah

Someone

Become

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

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

" 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. "

Mo Farah

Alone

Best

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

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

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Sydney

Finish

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

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

Mo Farah

Dubai

Before

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

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

Mo Farah

Day

Ask

" There is so much to discover in Dubai. "

" 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. "

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