Athlete

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

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

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

I remember, in 1999, the first time I met Steve Cram, I didn't know who he was. It was only later, on YouTube, I started watching Seb Coe, Ovett. So it's nice to be recognised as one of the best guys in the world.

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.

I grew up with a lot of friends who are white, black, Muslim, non-Muslim. I like people a lot.

Whenever I race in the U.K., the crowd just makes such a massive difference, often between winning and losing.

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

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.

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.

Whenever I race in the U.K., the crowd just makes such a massive difference, often between winning and losing.

I wished for just one medal as a junior.

I think the way I am, the way I'm chilled out, has a lot to do with being Muslim and having faith.

I've shown that if you dream and are willing to work hard, you can achieve your dreams.

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 try to be honest in what I do and in everything I do. I try to be honest with my family.

A guy like me, yes, I am good in terms of championship races, and that's where I dominate - but in terms of running fast times, I haven't quite done that.

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.'

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

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.