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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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I used to run to school, 10k every day. And this at altitude, perfect preparation, really.
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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 love running and I will always run.
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Like some high official, you have to tell your brain: 'Do it. Come on. I have to do it.'
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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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When I run in Ethiopia, I look out and see eucalyptus trees and rivers.
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The more you are getting older, you lose a little something. Of course there is another advantage, because of your long experience you can use it.
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Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.
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I have to change a lot of things before I become a good marathon runner.
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In my life I do a lot of things but I never forget my training.
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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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For me a day without training is like a day without eating.
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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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What is important is to win.
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I find the business world hard.
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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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Since I achieved something, running has exploded in my country. For me sometimes it is difficult even to know who the athletes are who are competing at the highest level. There are thousands.
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Age for me is just a number.
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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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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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