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I have to change a lot of things before I become a good marathon runner.
Haile Gebrselassie
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Haile Gebrselassie
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: April 18
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Long-Distance Runner
Marathon Runner
Olympic Athlete
Asela
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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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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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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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When I run in Ethiopia, I look out and see eucalyptus trees and rivers.
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You know, I want to help my country. Definitely I can help them, simply by winning races. Sure, they can follow my path to a good career. But for me it is not enough. I want to be more than that. In everything I want to be a role model.
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I want to go down in history.
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In my life I do a lot of things but I never forget my training.
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Since I achieved something, running has exploded in my country.
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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 know what I want when I start a marathon: to win! But what do you want? Make sure you're clear in advance and don't go out too fast.
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I used to run to school, 10k every day. And this at altitude, perfect preparation, really.
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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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When you promise something, you must fulfill it.
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He was not a runner, my father, but he was quick. I always remember it was very difficult to escape from him when he was angry. If he wanted to beat us he would always catch us. Even me, he could always catch me.
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If I don't train enough, of course I'm nervous.
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Athletes have to be confident and I am thinking like that.
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In the rainy season, sometimes to get to the first lesson we had to run really quick, because we had to cross the river to school and we'd have to go up and down the bank to find a place to cross because there is no bridge.
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