I've been to three Olympics and I don't feel I've ever quite achieved my best at any of them.

At big championships it's not the fastest person, it's the person who gets it right on the day.

I set myself some specific goals, but the key one is just getting myself into as good a shape as possible for one day this year: the Olympic marathon.

I used to say that the newspapers were tomorrow's fish and chip paper, but I didn't really mean it; I could still be hurt by what they said. After Athens, I just didn't care.

You can be strong and true to yourself without being rude or loud.

It's totally different from last year because I came in with good shape with no health worries so it was about going out there and running well and enjoying it.

I don't feel guilty in having pleasure!