I've never been in the top three of Sports Personality. And I won't be in the top three again. You have just got to accept what it is.

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.

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.

I used to get called 'Ferrari' when I was a kid because I was always running everywhere.

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

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.

It's hard, and I don't always get to see my kids. I will never catch up on that time I've missed.

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.

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.

There's a time in everyone's career where you go, 'Ah, this is hard - how long am I going to have to do this?' But the rewards are so great. Who gets to go on the podium and hear the national anthem? The whole nation singing! Money can't buy you that.

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.

What drives me is winning medals and going out there and enjoying it.

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

What do you want to be? If you don't put the work in, you're not going to be able to be it.

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.

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

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

You try and help something, and later on it bites you, so it's a hard decision, but as a country, as a nation, people need our help.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

I'm the champion, and to stay ahead, I have to work harder.

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.

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

I've become someone else, really, like a role model.

Because of who I am, people ask for photos. I can't just say no to everyone.

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

Obviously, I believe in clean sport and want to do all that I can, but at the same time, you can only control 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 enjoy my athletics, and I want to take it as far as I can.

There's got to be the same rules for everyone.

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

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?

The whole reason I moved to the U.S. to be coached by Alberto Salazar is to be able to improve 1 or 2 per cent. I was sick of coming sixth in the world, seventh in the world, and get close to a medal, but not quite there, half-a-second.

President Donald Trump seems to have made me an alien.

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.

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.

Every race is different. If you come down the home straight neck and neck, the crowd cheering for you can decide the race.

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.

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'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.

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

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.

I am just grateful I have a British passport and a country here.

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

If I am lining up for a race, and I know there is someone there who cheats, it upsets me.

I want to spend as much time as I can with my kids, but I know the opportunities in athletics don't often come round, so I've just got to make the most of it.