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Athletes have to be confident and I am thinking like that.
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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I haven't done a marathon for a long time. So we'll see. I will need good luck.
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Since I achieved something, running has exploded in my country.
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Life is a kind of struggle. Life is a sort of fight.
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When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time.
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Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.
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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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When I run in Ethiopia, I look out and see eucalyptus trees and rivers.
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You must do as your people do. If my people are poor, I must be poor. People ask me, 'Why don't you find a personal coach or a private car?' I can't. Then I won't be part of my people.
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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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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 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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I used to run to school, 10k every day. And this at altitude, perfect preparation, really.
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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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In the marathon a crazy athlete can just keep pushing from the beginning, at a championship you don't need a time just to win the race.
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If I don't train enough, of course I'm nervous.
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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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