Haile Gebrselassie Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“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.”

“When you promise something, you must fulfill it.”

“If you're planning only to make money and nothing else, you'll be broke.”

“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.”

“When I had no shoes I was comfortable - I used to run barefoot. When I wore shoes it was difficult. To run in shoes was ok, but at the beginning of my career it was hard.”

“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.”

“I haven't done a marathon for a long time. So we'll see. I will need good luck.”

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

“Life is a kind of struggle. Life is a sort of fight.”

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