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Haile Gebrselassie
Athlete
Born:
Apr 18
,
1973
Day
Good
Me
People
Time
You
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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.
Haile Gebrselassie
People
Power
Politician
Think
Bit
Could
Step
For The People
Because
Am
Yes
Want
Little
Little Bit
Next
Next Step
Moment
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.
Haile Gebrselassie
Me
Sometimes
Country
Difficult
Running
Thousands
Athletes
Something
Highest
Highest Level
Since
Know
Achieved
Exploded
Who
Even
Level
Competing
Age for me is just a number.
Haile Gebrselassie
Me
Age
Just
Number
This is what I wanted. They tell me that London is the best field in history. I wanted to be part of that. Because everyone will be there it will be a wonderful challenge for me. You can see the best runners, how they look, how they run. For me to beat the best is what counts.
Haile Gebrselassie
Best
Me
History
You
Wonderful
Challenge
Will
Field
Everyone
Tell
Run
Runners
See
London
Beat
Part
Counts
Look
Because
How
Wanted
He was not a runner, my father, but he was quick. I always remember it was very difficult to escape from him when he was angry. If he wanted to beat us he would always catch us. Even me, he could always catch me.
Haile Gebrselassie
Angry
Me
Remember
Father
Difficult
Runner
Would
Could
Beat
He
Catch
Him
Always
Quick
Very
Escape
Wanted
Us
Even
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.
Haile Gebrselassie
Active
Think
Other
Books
Those
Carried
Carrying
Signing
Strongest
More
Developed
Because
Always
Hand
Very
Autographs
Now
Muscles
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.
Haile Gebrselassie
Good
Great
Me
Feel Good
Suits
Will
First
Say
Tell
Feel
Always
Listen
Then
Body
Coaches
They Say
You know, I want to help my country. Definitely I can help them, simply by winning races. Sure, they can follow my path to a good career. But for me it is not enough. I want to be more than that. In everything I want to be a role model.
Haile Gebrselassie
Good
Me
You
Path
Country
Enough
Everything
Definitely
Follow
More
Winning
Simply
Know
Sure
Than
Model
Role
Role Model
Want
Them
Races
Help
Career
That is not enough. Sport has been great for me, a great learning place that if you want to achieve you can, even if you are from the poorest part of Africa.
Haile Gebrselassie
Great
Me
You
Learning
Achieve
Enough
Has-Been
Great Learning
Part
Sport
Been
Africa
Want
Place
Poorest
Even
I wanted to experience New York, to look up and see buildings.
Haile Gebrselassie
Experience
See
New
Look
Buildings
Up
York
New York
Wanted
I love running and I will always run.
Haile Gebrselassie
Love
Will
Run
Running
Always
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
Money
Country
Duty
Else
Spend
Would
Invest
Like
Want
Nowhere
I have seen things few of my countrymen have. The first time I went on an aeroplane I couldn't work out how the lavatories worked up in the sky.
Haile Gebrselassie
Work
Time
Sky
Seen
First
Few
Out
Countrymen
First Time
How
Up
Work Out
Worked
Things
When you promise something, you must fulfill it.
Haile Gebrselassie
You
Promise
Must
Something
Fulfill
Athletes have to be confident and I am thinking like that.
Haile Gebrselassie
Thinking
Athletes
Like
Am
Confident
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.
Haile Gebrselassie
You
Experience
Getting Older
Long
Lose
Older
Something
More
Long Experience
Advantage
Another
Course
Because
Getting
Little
Use
Your
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.
Haile Gebrselassie
Day
Me
Waiting
Every Day
School
Walk
Big
Farm
Every
Late
Back
Run
Through
Had
Rivers
Over
Stick
Very
Six
Where
Miles
Lived
Away
Schooling is so important.
Haile Gebrselassie
Important
Schooling
I find the business world hard.
Haile Gebrselassie
Business
World
Find
Hard
Business World
Like some high official, you have to tell your brain: 'Do it. Come on. I have to do it.'
Haile Gebrselassie
You
Tell
High
Some
Come
Like
Brain
Official
Your
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.
Haile Gebrselassie
Me
People
Doctor
Benefits
Rest
Some People
Others
Say
Run
Eat
Some
Weight
Like
Also
Sport
Exercise
Reduce
Just
Different
Ordered
Start
Need
I always tell young athletes the same thing, 'Wherever you go, whatever you do, what must your top priority be? Running.'
Haile Gebrselassie
You
Whatever
Young
Same Thing
Top
Tell
Must
Running
Athletes
Always
Priority
Go
Same
Young Athletes
Wherever
Your
Thing
In my life I do a lot of things but I never forget my training.
Haile Gebrselassie
Life
Training
My Life
Never
Never Forget
Lot
Forget
Things
I'm a runner first before anything else.
Haile Gebrselassie
First
Before
Else
Runner
Anything
Anything Else
You know for me when I promise something I want to deliver. If you don't, you have to disappear.
Haile Gebrselassie
Me
You
Promise
Something
Deliver
Disappear
Know
Want
I wanted to be famous. I wanted people to talk about me.
Haile Gebrselassie
Me
People
About
Talk
Famous
Wanted
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