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I feel a social responsibility. We need to open people's eyes. There is a lack of education in Ethiopia.

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
Feels
Open
Needs
Responsibility
People
Education
Eyes
Eye
Social
Need
Ethiopia
Feel
Lack

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Age for me is just a number.
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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 I run in Ethiopia, I look out and see eucalyptus trees and rivers.
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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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