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.

- Haile Gebrselassie

All athletes need three things: commitment, discipline and hard work. Without that it's hard to keep running.

- Haile Gebrselassie

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 h…

- Haile Gebrselassie

You need three things to win: discipline, hard work and, before everything maybe, commitment. No one will make it without those three. Sport teaches …

- Haile Gebrselassie

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

- Haile Gebrselassie

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

- Haile Gebrselassie

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

- Haile Gebrselassie

When you promise something, you must fulfill it.

- Haile Gebrselassie

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

- Haile Gebrselassie