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
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.
money passion simply thrill
I keep on going because of the passion of the track. It is addictive. It?s not for money because I have enough and I am making even more with my investments and businesses. It?s simply the thrill of racing.
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I needed Paul in the race, not only because he is my competitor but because he is my friend. When I see him run, I can learn a lot from him. When he ran the world record, I learnt from how he ran and how he prepared for it. I need him to get experience.
last next
If it happens, wonderful. If not, what can I do?. This is not my first competition. It's not my last competition. I will try for it next time. We'll see.
running distance half-marathons
When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time.
running athlete commitment
All athletes need three things: commitment, discipline and hard work. Without that it's hard to keep running.
commitment hard-work discipline
Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.
winning wells ifs
Always, if you win mentally, you can win physically as well.
running athlete priorities
I always tell young athletes the same thing, 'Wherever you go, whatever you do, what must your top priority be? Running.'
training eating
For me a day without training is like a day without eating.
brain officials
Like some high official, you have to tell your brain: 'Do it. Come on. I have to do it.'
running real kids
I'm lucky. The best possible place in the world for training is Addis Ababa, so I am home all the time except when I am racing. I like to be there, near my family, my kids, also the real estate business I run with my wife.
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.
morning giving effort
When I wake up at 5 in the morning is it just to jog? Definitely not, I give it all of my efforts.