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. Haile Gebrselassie More Quotes by Haile Gebrselassie More Quotes From Haile Gebrselassie 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. Haile Gebrselassie enough want sports I want to avoid injuries by running only road. Haile Gebrselassie injury want running 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 running country moving Athletes have to be confident and I am thinking like that. Haile Gebrselassie be-confident athlete thinking You know, I want to help my country. Definitely I can help them, simply by winning races. Sure, they can follow my path to a good career. But for me it is not enough. I want to be more than that. In everything I want to be a role model. Haile Gebrselassie race winning country 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 crazy athlete winning What is important is to win. Haile Gebrselassie important winning 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 runners, how they look, how they run. For me to beat the best is what counts. Haile Gebrselassie challenges running looks Since I achieved something, running has exploded in my country. Haile Gebrselassie running country 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. Haile Gebrselassie nice running giving Many people know that Ethiopia is poor. When I break a world record, maybe people get to know something else about Ethiopia, something good. We can't make planes or cars, we don't have the materials. We do what we can. Haile Gebrselassie records car people When I run in Ethiopia, I look out and see eucalyptus trees and rivers. Haile Gebrselassie rivers running tree I think if you come first with a new world record, that is the best. Haile Gebrselassie records world thinking I wanted to experience New York, to look up and see buildings. Haile Gebrselassie building new-york looks You know for me when I promise something I want to deliver. If you don't, you have to disappear. Haile Gebrselassie disappear want promise 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 fixed wounded body I was the kind of child who worked hard every day with the cows and sheep - I was a very aggressive boy. Haile Gebrselassie sheep boys children I have to change a lot of things before I become a good marathon runner. Haile Gebrselassie marathon runners things-change Schooling is so important. Haile Gebrselassie schooling important You lose the speed before the stamina. Haile Gebrselassie stamina loses speed
