Haile Gebrselassie
Haile Gebrselassie
Haile Gebrselassieis a retired Ethiopian long-distance track and road running athlete. He won two Olympic gold medals over 10,000 metres and four World Championship titles in the event. He won the Berlin Marathon four times consecutively and also had three straight wins at the Dubai Marathon. Further to this, he won four world titles indoors and was the 2001 World Half Marathon Champion...
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth18 April 1973
CityAsella, Ethiopia
promise want disappear
You know for me when I promise something I want to deliver. If you don't, you have to disappear.
thinking people want
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.
want
I want to go down in history.
people wanted
I wanted to be famous. I wanted people to talk about me.
running want injury
I want to avoid injuries by running only road.
sports want enough
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.
country want duty
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.
winning want marathon
I know what I want when I start a marathon: to win! But what do you want? Make sure you're clear in advance and don't go out too fast.
expect minutes plan race run second
That was our plan. We didn't expect the first part of the race to be fast. Our plan was for the second part. My plan was to run under 59 minutes and that is what we did.
champion good learn london marathon olympic opinions paul runners winner
I can learn a lot from Paul. I need him to get his opinions. There are other good runners ? the Olympic and world champion and the London Marathon winner ? but with Paul there, it's good for us.
certainly chasing london record
I am still chasing the world record but London will certainly not be the place.
field given last london next parade record strong
When we parade in London next month, a world record will be the last thing on our minds, more so given the strong field that will be running.
last record
When we race in London a world record will be the last thing on our minds.
came change grown oh possible time yes
Oh yes, yes they did, but it came from a long time ago, it was not possible for me to change it. Me and the style, we have grown together.