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.
Haile Gebrselassie Quotes
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Age for me is just a number.
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I'm lucky. The best possible place in the world for training is Addis Ababa, so I am home all the time except when I am racing. I like to be there, near my family, my kids, also the real estate business I run with my wife.
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I find the business world hard.
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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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I have to change a lot of things before I become a good marathon runner.
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I feel a social responsibility. We need to open people's eyes. There is a lack of education in Ethiopia.
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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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I wanted to experience New York, to look up and see buildings.
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I'm lucky. The best possible place in the world for training is Addis Ababa, so I am home all the time except when I am racing. I like to be there, near my family, my kids, also the real estate business I run with my wife.
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I wanted to be famous. I wanted people to talk about me.