Explore Quotes by Haile Gebrselassie

At the end of the day, people want to see how fast you run.

I want to avoid injuries by running only road.

If you are a really good marathoner, you have to run New York.

My father didn't think running was sensible. He told me running is just wasting time.

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.

When you talk about world record times, you have to understand that everything must be perfect the weather, the course, the temperature. It is not always enough to be in good shape.

Considering that the race is star-studded no runner will be willing to set the pace for the others. This is why a record will be almost impossible.

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.

I used to run to school, 10k every day. And this at altitude, perfect preparation, really.

Age for me is just a number.

Since I achieved something, running has exploded in my country. For me sometimes it is difficult even to know who the athletes are who are competing at the highest level. There are thousands.

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.

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.

My school was six miles away from where I lived on the farm. I had to walk and run, there and back every day, through gorges and over rivers. If I was late, there was a very big stick waiting for me.

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'.

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.

You lose the speed before the stamina.

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

Like some high official, you have to tell your brain: 'Do it. Come on. I have to do it.'

I wanted to experience New York, to look up and see buildings.

Athletics is in my blood.