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For me a day without training is like a day without eating.
Haile Gebrselassie
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Haile Gebrselassie
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: April 18
Athletics Competitor
Long-Distance Runner
Marathon Runner
Olympic Athlete
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Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.
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First, do enough training. Then believe in yourself and say: I can do it. Tomorrow is my day. And then say: the person in front of me, he is just a human being as well he has two legs, I have two legs, that is all. That is mentally how you prepare.
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Since I achieved something, running has exploded in my country.
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If I don't train enough, of course I'm nervous.
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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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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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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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I feel a social responsibility. We need to open people's eyes. There is a lack of education in Ethiopia.
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Athletes have to be confident and I am thinking like that.
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I have to change a lot of things before I become a good marathon runner.
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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.
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Some people start a sport just to reduce weight, or some say, 'My doctor ordered me to run and do exercise', and for others, they run for completely different benefits. But it is not like that with sport. We need to eat, we need to rest, but also we need to run.
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I haven't done a marathon for a long time. So we'll see. I will need good luck.
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I will always listen to my coaches. But first I listen to my body. If what they tell me suits my body, great. If my body doesn't feel good with what they say, then always my body comes first.
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That is not enough. Sport has been great for me, a great learning place that if you want to achieve you can, even if you are from the poorest part of Africa.
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What is important is to win.
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You know the marathon in my country is just exceptional. It's like soccer in England. If England win the world cup and Ethiopia win the marathon - it's the same.
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When you promise something, you must fulfill it.
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I love running and I will always run.
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