I love my tribe, the Maasai are very good people and humble..

The weather plays a very big role. I have run very few races in the raining and the cold..

I was ready in 2008 for the Olympic Games but unfortunately I missed the Kenyan trials with a thigh injury. I watched those Olympics but it was tough….

Already in 2007 I thought I would be able to break the World record in the near future. That time Sammy Tangui was the pacemaker in Lausanne. I liked….

I realized I could run after finding out that my dad used to run and it gave me the morale that if he did it then maybe I could also run..

My father's encouragement is what has brought me this far, because when I grew up I wanted to be like him, and I knew I had that ability to become an….

My family means everything to me and the birth of our daughter has enabled me to have more focus on my career and every time I compete, I dedicate my….

Sometimes when you get disappointment it makes you stronger..

Going to the Olympics as a Maasai I want to make them proud because, after the warm welcome they gave me when I went back and being their leader, I w….

When I was a little boy, I always wanted to run. I loved competing with my friends..

Fantastic, I am very happy to be the fastest 800 metres runner in the world..

My focus in 2010 was on just running fast races. My focus in 2011 was for winning at the World Championships. This year has been a combination of the….

I missed the final of the World Championships in 2009, but I told the coach I would break the world record in 2010. Which I did. Then in 2011 I won t….

Even if the pace is slow in championships, you can still sprint well and still power in the last 200, which is always the main part when the race is ….

I was still young when I missed Beijing. I was favourite to win a medal but I knew I had time. My coach advised me to stay at school and finish my ex….

The Olympics is a special event and winning is very important. For me as a world record holder and world champion, the only thing I am missing is the….

Races always are good to show where you are reaching in your training as well as to keep you sharpened. Every race, in my program, I put it in a spec….

It's something special to break the world record at the Olympics..