35 Inspirational Mo Farah Quotes On Success

Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah, CBE OLY, commonly known as Mo Farah, is a British distance runner. The most successful British track athlete, he is the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medalist in both the 5000 m and 10,000 m. Farah is the second athlete in modern Olympic Games history, after Lasse Virén, to win both the 5000 m and 10,000 m titles at successive Olympic Games. He was the second man in history to win long-distance doubles at successive Olympics and World Championships, and the first in history to defend both distance titles. May these Mo Farah Quotes On Success inspire you to take action so that you may live your dreams.

1. “It’s important you think positively not negatively. Think about your loved ones and all the people who are behind you.” Mo Farah

2. “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.” Mo Farah

3. “In life, if people need help, then we should try and help them out.” Mo Farah

4. “Growing up, I would never have thought that I’d be a double Olympic champion, with a lovely home and beautiful kids.” Mo Farah

5. “Look at my success. I didn’t achieve it overnight. It has been the product of many years’ struggle, and every year, my times have shown gradual improvement.” Mo Farah

6. “I love what I do. I want to continue winning medals.” Mo Farah

7. “I always learn something from every race.” Mo Farah

8. “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.” Mo Farah

9. “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.” Mo Farah

10. “I believe no matter who you are, respect yourself, respect others.” Mo Farah

11. “The coach is the boss at the end of the day. I do whatever he tells me and don’t ask questions.” Mo Farah

12. “I think the way I am, the way I’m chilled out, has a lot to do with being Muslim and having faith.” Mo Farah

13. “What drives me is winning medals and going out there and enjoying it.” Mo Farah

14. “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.” Mo Farah

15. “You’ve got to believe in God.” Mo Farah

16. “Anything is possible – just hard word and grafting.” Mo Farah

17. “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.” Mo Farah

18. “On the track, you know what you’re capable of, but being at the birth, you have no control.” Mo Farah

19. “You imagine running 120 miles a week, week in, week out, for the past four or five years. It takes a little bit out of you.” Mo Farah

20. “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.'” Mo Farah

21. “Don’t dream of winning. Train for it.” Mo Farah

22. “It has been a long journey, but if you dream and have the ambition and want to work hard, then you can achieve.” Mo Farah

23. “Everything happens for a reason, so you shouldn’t get wound up.” Mo Farah

24. “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.” Mo Farah

25. “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.” Mo Farah

26. “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?” Mo Farah

27. “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.” Mo Farah

28. “I’m the champion, and to stay ahead, I have to work harder.” Mo Farah

29. “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.” Mo Farah

30. “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.” Mo Farah

31. “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.” Mo Farah

32. “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” Mo Farah

33. “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.” Mo Farah

34. “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.” Mo Farah

35. “What do you want to be? If you don’t put the work in, you’re not going to be able to be it.” Mo Farah

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