Haile Gebrselassie quotes - page 2

It is not my duty to spend my money in my country, but it is what I want to do. There is nowhere else I would like to invest. (Haile Gebrselassie)
My school was six miles away from where I lived on the farm. I had to walk and run, there and back every day, through gorges and over rivers. If I was late, there was a very big stick waiting for me.
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Like some high official, you have to tell your brain: 'Do it. Come on. I have to do it.'
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When I wake up at 5 in the morning is it just to jog? Definitely not, I give it all of my efforts.
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I love running and I will always run.
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If you're planning only to make money and nothing else, you'll be broke.
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At the end of the day, people want to see how fast you run.
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Age for me is just a number.
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Why should I say I will retire in three or four years? You retire the very moment you utter those words.
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Life is a kind of struggle. Life is a sort of fight.
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In my life I do a lot of things but I never forget my training. (Haile Gebrselassie)
Athletics is in my blood.
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I was the kind of child who worked hard every day with the cows and sheep - I was a very aggressive boy.
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I'm a runner first before anything else.
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When you promise something, you must fulfill it.
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When you talk about world record times, you have to understand that everything must be perfect the weather, the course, the temperature. It is not always enough to be in good shape.
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Considering that the race is star-studded no runner will be willing to set the pace for the others. This is why a record will be almost impossible.
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You know for me when I promise something I want to deliver. If you don't, you have to disappear.
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I remember in particular my first victory when I achieved a very fast time in what were perfect conditions but since then the wind has always been a factor against me.
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If your body is damaged, wounded, it can be fixed, but if inside, mentally, you are wounded you cannot fix it, it's hard.
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The more you are getting older, you lose a little something. Of course there is another advantage, because of your long experience you can use it. (Haile Gebrselassie)
When I had no shoes I was comfortable - I used to run barefoot. When I wore shoes it was difficult. To run in shoes was ok, but at the beginning of my career it was hard.
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If I don't train enough, of course I'm nervous.
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What is important is to win.
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Athletes have to be confident and I am thinking like that.
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