You must do as your people do. If my people are poor, I must be poor. People ask me, ‘Why don’t you find a personal coach or a private car?’ I can’t. Then I won’t be part of my people.
Haile Gebrselassie Quotes
Like some high official, you have to tell your brain: 'Do it. Come on. I have to do it.'
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| Birth: | 18th April, 1973 |
| Nationality: | Ethiopian |
| Profession: | Athlete |
About
Haile Gebrselassie is an 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.
