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Haile Gebrselassie Quotes: 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.
         

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.


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

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



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

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



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

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



I always tell young athletes the same thing, 'Wherever you go, whatever you do, what must your top priority be? Running.'

I always tell young athletes the same thing, 'Wherever you go, whatever you do, what must your top priority be? Running.'



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

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



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

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



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.

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.



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

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



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.

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.



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.

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.





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