Haile Gebrselassie Quotes

Eradicate poverty. This is all that matters in my country. When I am out training I think about this a lot; when I am running it is going over in my mind. As a country we cannot move forward until we eradicate poverty.

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• There isn't any amount of money that could tempt me to promote something that I didn't believe in.

  

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• I believe that if you eat well, you work even better.

  

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  • Time
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  • Bad
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  • Women
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  • Work
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  • People
  • Country
  • Interesting

• Eradicate poverty. This is all that matters in my country. When I am out training I think about this a lot; when I am running it is going over in my mind. As a country we cannot move forward until we eradicate poverty.

  

  Haile Gebrselassie
  • Country
  • Mind
  • Running