A biography for Mo Farahhasn’t been written yet.
“You've got to believe in God.”
“It's doesn't just come overnight, you've got to train for it and believe in yourself; that's the most important thing.”
“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.”
“Even though running is work for me, I always miss it if I take a break. A lot of people find running relaxing, but I can never switch off from timing and competing against myself.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“I used to get called 'Ferrari' when I was a kid because I was always running everywhere.”
“I grew up with a lot of friends who are white, black, Muslim, non-Muslim. I like people a lot.”
“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.”
“I am just grateful I have a British passport and a country here.”
“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.”
“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.”
“What drives me is winning medals and going out there and enjoying it.”
“I enjoy my athletics, and I want to take it as far as I can.”
“Come join us; see the reality of what I have to do to achieve what I achieve. There are no cutting corners.”
“What do you want to be? If you don't put the work in, you're not going to be able to be it.”
“Everybody in middle-distance running knows each other, and we all know what we are capable of.”
“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.”
“Because of who I am, people ask for photos. I can't just say no to everyone.”