Explore Quotes by Haile Gebrselassie

The more you are getting older, you lose a little something. Of course there is another advantage, because of your long experience you can use it.

Always, if you win mentally, you can win physically as well.

In my life I do a lot of things but I never forget my training.

If I don't train enough, of course I'm nervous.

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

Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.

For me a day without training is like a day without eating.

I will always listen to my coaches. But first I listen to my body. If what they tell me suits my body, great. If my body doesn't feel good with what they say, then always my body comes first.

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.

First, do enough training. Then believe in yourself and say: I can do it. Tomorrow is my day. And then say: the person in front of me, he is just a human being as well; he has two legs, I have two legs, that is all. That is mentally how you prepare.

When you promise something, you must fulfill it.

When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time.