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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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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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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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What is important is to win.
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If I don't train enough, of course I'm nervous.
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When you promise something, you must fulfill it.
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I have to change a lot of things before I become a good marathon runner.
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Athletes have to be confident and I am thinking like that.
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I love running and I will always run.
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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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I find the business world hard.
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Always, if you win mentally, you can win physically as well.
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Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.
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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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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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Since I achieved something, running has exploded in my country.
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I want to go down in history.
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When I run in Ethiopia, I look out and see eucalyptus trees and rivers.
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For me a day without training is like a day without eating.
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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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When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time.
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