Mo Farah

Athlete

1983-03-23

Quotes by Mo Farah

• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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.

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• It triggers something in you as a human being because you forget what your parents did for you. But when you become a parent, you're like, 'Whoa! It's hard work.' No wonder your parents always tell you off! They've done a lot for you.

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

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• Everything happens for a reason, so you shouldn't get wound up.

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