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Age for me is just a number. — Haile Gebrselassie

I wanted to be famous. I wanted people to talk about me. — Haile Gebrselassie

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

I always tell young athletes the same thing, 'Wherever you go, whatever you do, what must your top priority be? Running.' — Haile Gebrselassie

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. — Haile Gebrselassie

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. — Haile Gebrselassie

I used to run to school, 10k every day. And this at altitude, perfect preparation, really. — Haile Gebrselassie

I have to change a lot of things before I become a good marathon runner. — Haile Gebrselassie

When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time. — Haile Gebrselassie

If you are a really good marathoner, you have to run New York. — Haile Gebrselassie

For me a day without training is like a day without eating. — Haile Gebrselassie

In my life I do a lot of things but I never forget my training. — Haile Gebrselassie

If you're planning only to make money and nothing else, you'll be broke. — Haile Gebrselassie

If your body is damaged, wounded, it can be fixed, but if inside, mentally, you are wounded you cannot fix it, it's hard. — Haile Gebrselassie

I'm a runner first before anything else. — Haile Gebrselassie

I haven't done a marathon for a long time. So we'll see. I will need good luck. — Haile Gebrselassie

Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there. — Haile Gebrselassie

My father didn't think running was sensible. He told me running is just wasting time. — Haile Gebrselassie

Life is a kind of struggle. Life is a sort of fight. — Haile Gebrselassie

All athletes need three things: commitment, discipline and hard work. Without that it's hard to keep running. — Haile Gebrselassie

Always, if you win mentally, you can win physically as well. — Haile Gebrselassie

When I run in Ethiopia, I look out and see eucalyptus trees and rivers. — Haile Gebrselassie

I was the kind of child who worked hard every day with the cows and sheep - I was a very aggressive boy. — Haile Gebrselassie

At the end of the day, people want to see how fast you run. — Haile Gebrselassie

Athletes have to be confident and I am thinking like that. — Haile Gebrselassie

I love running and I will always run. — Haile Gebrselassie

What is important is to win. — Haile Gebrselassie

It is not my duty to spend my money in my country, but it is what I want to do. There is nowhere else I would like to invest. — Haile Gebrselassie

I'm retiring from competitive running, not from running. You cannot stop running, this is my life, — Haile Gebrselassie

If I don't train enough, of course I'm nervous. — Haile Gebrselassie

I think if you come first with a new world record, that is the best. — Haile Gebrselassie

You lose the speed before the stamina. — Haile Gebrselassie

When you promise something, you must fulfill it. — Haile Gebrselassie

Being a great athlete is something that requires a lot of training and dedication, it does not come as easily as some people may think. — Haile Gebrselassie

I can't change everything by myself but I can be one of the people who are trying to change the situation. — Haile Gebrselassie

I wanted to experience New York, to look up and see buildings. — Haile Gebrselassie

Athletics is in my blood. — Haile Gebrselassie

I want to avoid injuries by running only road. — Haile Gebrselassie

Considering that the race is star-studded no runner will be willing to set the pace for the others. This is why a record will be almost impossible. — Haile Gebrselassie

I'm never satisfied. — Haile Gebrselassie

Like some high official, you have to tell your brain: 'Do it. Come on. I have to do it.' — Haile Gebrselassie

I find the business world hard. — Haile Gebrselassie

When I wake up at 5 in the morning is it just to jog? Definitely not, I give it all of my efforts. — Haile Gebrselassie

I want to go down in history. — Haile Gebrselassie

You know for me when I promise something I want to deliver. If you don't, you have to disappear. — Haile Gebrselassie

Why should I say I will retire in three or four years? You retire the very moment you utter those words. — Haile Gebrselassie

Schooling is so important. — Haile Gebrselassie

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. — Haile Gebrselassie

I have seen things few of my countrymen have. The first time I went on an aeroplane I couldn't work out how the lavatories worked up in the sky. — Haile Gebrselassie

When we race in London a world record will be the last thing on our minds. — Haile Gebrselassie