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When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time.

Haile Gebrselassie

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Haile Gebrselassie
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: April 18
Athletics Competitor
Long-Distance Runner
Marathon Runner
Olympic Athlete
Asela
Haile Gebrselassie
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Runners
Marathon

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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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In my life I do a lot of things but I never forget my training.
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For me a day without training is like a day without eating.
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What is important is to win.
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This hand is not very active always, because it was in this hand that I carried my books. My carrying hand was always my strongest. Now I think my other hand has developed more muscles from signing all those autographs.
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My father thought sport was something fun - he didn't know it was a way to make money.
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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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Age for me is just a number.
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If I don't train enough, of course I'm nervous.
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