Mo Farah Quotes

Patriotism is not an abstract concept. It begins from one's own home. It buds out from the love for one's parents, spouses and children, the love for one's own home, village and workplace, and further develops into the love for one's country and fellow people.

I'm a Londoner more than anything else.

Scratch below the surface, and you will find I am a patriotic little thing, desperately proud to be part of this island nation.

I'm gonna be real everywhere I go, but I'm with my people, I'm connected to my roots - I'm in my country! I don't need to live somewhere else.

I play for India, I play for the 100 million people of my country.

A Country is not a mere territory; the particular territory is only its foundation. The Country is the idea which rises upon that foundation; it is the sentiment of love, the sense of fellowship which binds together all the sons of that territory.

I'm not a monarchist. But I'm English. And I have an irrational emotion for my country.

I'm not super-patriotic, but the U.S. is where I live, and it's the passport that I carry.

It is one thing to play for your university. It is another to play for your country.

I am so proud to be a Canadian.

I'll never forget where I'm from, never forget my roots. It doesn't matter where I live. I'm English, simple as that.

For the most part, people are proud of the place from which they come.

I didn't want to represent any negative side of the country where I was born and raised.

As for my country, I don't live there, but obviously I'm very proud to be Canadian.

Men love their country, not because it is great, but because it is their own.

With all her faults she is my country still.

Something has been lost, a special feeling of patriotism, of belonging, is vanishing.

There is a lot of learned material written about nationalism - scholarly books and papers, histories of it, theories of it - but most of us understand that nationalism, at its heart, at its very deepest roots, is about a feeling of superiority: We are better than you. Our country is better than your country.

I recognize only one community: the national one.

I am a man that loves the flag.

The two things I hear wherever I go, literally walking down the street, through airports, or in restaurants - it is either 'You raised me,' or 'Fellow Canadian.' Not even a paraphrase - those are the exact remarks.

Let's be proud of our homeland once again!

I'm happy being Canadian and I'm proud of where I come from. So I'll keep my passport.

I am a Brazilian and only support our team.