I wanted to be famous. I wanted people to talk about me.
Haile Gebrselassie
At the end of the day, people want to see how fast you run.
people theend
At the moment I am a little bit politician, yes. I think that could be my next step. It is not because I want power, it is because of what I think I could do for the people.
people power
I can't change everything by myself but I can be one of the people who are trying to change the situation.
change people
I feel a social responsibility. We need to open people's eyes. There is a lack of education in Ethiopia.
people education
people
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.
car people
Some people start a sport just to reduce weight, or some say, 'My doctor ordered me to run and do exercise', and for others, they run for completely different benefits. But it is not like that with sport. We need to eat, we need to rest, but also we need to run.
benefits people rest
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.
In my life I do a lot of things but I never forget my training.
life
Life is a kind of struggle. Life is a sort of fight.
If you're planning only to make money and nothing else, you'll be broke.
money
It is not my duty to spend my money in my country, but it is what I want to do. There is nowhere else I would like to invest.
duty money
My father thought sport was something fun - he didn't know it was a way to make money.
money fun
I find the business world hard.
business
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.
places thetimes time business home family
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