--- title: "1 Athlete Want Quotes By Mo Farah" description: "1 Athlete Want quotes by Mo Farah. Plus more from Mo Farah and more Athlete Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13f/mo-farah-6708_back_as-an-athlete-you-want-to-be-able-to-cho_2177706.jpg" --- > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-farah/as-an-athlete-you-want-to-be-able-to-choose-something-that-you-haven/) [Mo Farah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-farah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13f/mo-farah-6708_back_as-an-athlete-you-want-to-be-able-to-cho_2177706.jpg) ## More by Mo Farah > [My first Olympics memory was watching Haile Gebrselassie in Sydney 2000. His sprint finish to defend his title really moved me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-farah/my-first-olympics-memory-was-watching-haile-gebrselassie-in-sydney/) [Mo Farah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-farah/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-farah/i-said-to-myself-i-don-t-want-to-be-coming-sixth-or-seventh-and-being/) [Mo Farah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-farah/) > [It's hard, and I don't always get to see my kids. I will never catch up on that time I've missed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-farah/it-s-hard-and-i-don-t-always-get-to-see-my-kids-i-will-never-catch-up/) [Mo Farah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-farah/) > [Athletics, for me, was something I was pushed towards. I really wanted to play football when I was younger. Over the years, I started…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-farah/athletics-for-me-was-something-i-was-pushed-towards-i-really-wanted/) [Mo Farah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-farah/) > [I believe no matter who you are, respect yourself, respect others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-farah/i-believe-no-matter-who-you-are-respect-yourself-respect-others/) [Mo Farah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-farah/) > [I've become someone else, really, like a role model.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-farah/i-ve-become-someone-else-really-like-a-role-model/) [Mo Farah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-farah/) > [My goals are to run the London Marathon and do the best that I can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-farah/my-goals-are-to-run-the-london-marathon-and-do-the-best-that-i-can/) [Mo Farah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-farah/) > [I'm especially drawn to the sand dunes. I love driving around and exploring them by dune buggy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-farah/i-m-especially-drawn-to-the-sand-dunes-i-love-driving-around-and/) [Mo Farah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-farah/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-farah/i-m-as-much-of-a-human-being-as-the-rest-of-the-world-but-if-i-don-t/) [Mo Farah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-farah/) > [I am just grateful I have a British passport and a country here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-farah/i-am-just-grateful-i-have-a-british-passport-and-a-country-here/) [Mo Farah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-farah/) > [A guy like me, yes, I am good in terms of championship races, and that's where I dominate - but in terms of running…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-farah/a-guy-like-me-yes-i-am-good-in-terms-of-championship-races-and-that-s/) [Mo Farah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-farah/) > [You imagine running 120 miles a week, week in, week out, for the past four or five years. It takes a little bit out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-farah/you-imagine-running-120-miles-a-week-week-in-week-out-for-the-past/) [Mo Farah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-farah/) > [You've got to believe in God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-farah/you-ve-got-to-believe-in-god/) [Mo Farah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-farah/) > [To be labelled a cheat - it's not fair. If I'm a cheat, then prove I'm a cheat or just leave me alone and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-farah/to-be-labelled-a-cheat-it-s-not-fair-if-i-m-a-cheat-then-prove-i-m-a/) [Mo Farah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-farah/) > [In life, if people need help, then we should try and help them out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-farah/in-life-if-people-need-help-then-we-should-try-and-help-them-out/) [Mo Farah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-farah/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/athlete-want/mo-farah/#itemlist", "name": "1 Athlete Want Quotes By Mo Farah", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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? 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