British - Athlete | March 23, 1983 -
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.
Mo Farah
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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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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.
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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?
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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 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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I'm as much of a human being as the rest of the world. But if I don't train, I don't win. If I don't focus, I don't win. So I don't have a choice: I just have to run.
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It's great to be British, really. If anything happens, I'm back to my country. At least I have a country.
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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.
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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 want to thank the public, so I have to keep doing what I do, which is keep winning medals for my country.
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I always learn something from every race.
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