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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.

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Love, Behind, Always, London

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

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Journey, Work Hard, Been, Ambition

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

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More, Closer, Am, World Record

Records are there to be broken. Lots of people would love to swap their world record for an Olympic medal, but for me, my medals are there forever and ever, and that's what does it for me.

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Love, Broken, Olympic, World Record

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.

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Mountains, Doing, TV, Odd

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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Play, Over, Younger, Play Football

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.

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Other, Last, Last Year, Bahrain

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.'

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Race, Against, Britain, Being The Best

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

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Amazing, Honest, Guy, Map

I don't want to talk politics, but what I do say is I believe in rules and laws, and if you come to this country, you've got to abide by the rules here.

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Politics, Country, Here, Abide

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

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Here, Competing, Away, Ethiopia

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.

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Love, Doing, Set, Somalia

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.

- Mo Farah

Normal, Use, Asthma, Medication

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.

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I Remember, Them, Ferguson, Alex

I'm a guy who wins medals rather than runs fast times, so for me, what keeps me going is winning medals for my country and making my nation proud.

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Country, Medals, Wins, Runs

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.

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Want, Give, Part, Right Way

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

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London, Run, Marathon, Goals

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

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Think, Behind, Loved Ones, Negatively

I'm especially drawn to the sand dunes. I love driving around and exploring them by dune buggy.

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Love, Around, Them, Dune

I work every day hard. I put my body through hell. Let me tell you, every year, seven months of the year, I don't see my family. Year in, year out. I miss my kids. Kid's birthdays, anniversaries. I'll never be able to go back and be with my family.

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Every Day, Year, Through, Birthdays

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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Every Day, Year, Away, Birthdays

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.

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Down, Kid, Back, Make A Difference

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.

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Minutes, Still, Coached, Alan

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.

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Product, Been, Gradual, Struggle

In training camp, you know what each person is doing.

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Doing, Know, Person, Camp

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.

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Save, Almost, So Many Years, Runner

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.

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Behind, Like, Social, Social Media

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.

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Week, Every Day, Run, Train

It's doesn't just come overnight, you've got to train for it and believe in yourself; that's the most important thing.

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The Most Important, Come, Train

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

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Sweet Tooth, Got, Pudding, Custard

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