I was the kind of child who worked hard every day with the cows and sheep – I was a very aggressive boy. Haile Gebrselassie Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I used to run to school, 10k every day. And this at altitude, perfect preparation, really. Haile Gebrselassie Read Quote
In the rainy season, sometimes to get to the first lesson we had to run really quick, because we had to cross the river to school and we’d have to go up and down the bank to find a place to cross because there is no bridge. Haile Gebrselassie Read Quote
This hand is not very active always, because it was in this hand that I carried my books. My carrying hand was always my strongest. Now I think my other hand has developed more muscles from signing all those autographs. Haile Gebrselassie Read Quote
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 Read Quote
My father thought sport was something fun – he didn’t know it was a way to make money. Then I won a Mercedes at the world championships and I gave it to him. From the moment it arrived my father said: ‘Good, you can support not just yourself but me too’. Haile Gebrselassie Read Quote
