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Haile Gebrselassie

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About Haile Gebrselassie

Haile Gebrselassie is an Ethiopian former long-distance track, road running athlete, and businessman. He won two Olympic gold medals and four World Championship titles over the 10,000 metres. Haile triumphed in the Berlin Marathon four times consecutively and also had three straight wins at the Dubai Marathon. He also earned four world titles indoors and was the 2001 World Half Marathon Champion. He is considered to be one of the greatest long distance runners of all time.

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

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.

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 …

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 busin…

I want to go down in history.

This is what I wanted. They tell me that London is the best field in history. I wanted to be part of that. Because everyone will be there it will be a wonderful challenge for me. You can see the best…

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.

I wanted to be famous. I wanted people to talk about me.

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

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.

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

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

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.

I find the business world hard.

Age for me is just a number.