Haile Gebrselassie Quotes
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Life is a kind of struggle. Life is a sort of fight.
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Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.
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What can you do if a part of it is uphill? You can't work out another route. You've just got to run the one they give you. But they tell me London is a nice course. Even the cobbles, I hope, are not very much of a problem for me.
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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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Age for me is just a number.
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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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If I don't train enough, of course I'm nervous.
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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 want to avoid injuries by running only road.
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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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I have to change a lot of things before I become a good marathon runner.
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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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You lose the speed before the stamina.
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I'm a runner first before anything else.
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I can't change everything by myself but I can be one of the people who are trying to change the situation.
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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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At the end of the day, people want to see how fast you run.
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Athletics is in my blood.
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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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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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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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For me a day without training is like a day without eating.
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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.