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Olympic athlete

Ethiopian long-distance runner widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes in the history of long-distance running. He has won numerous Olympic, World Championship, and World Marathon Majors titles.

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Famous Haile Gebrselassie Quotes

“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.”

Ifs Feels Firsts Body Coaches Feel Good Suits Fitness Listen To Your Heart

Author:Haile Gebrselassie

“If I don't train enough, of course I'm nervous.”

Ifs Enough Courses Train Nervous

Author:Haile Gebrselassie

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

Ifs Wells Winning You Can Win

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“If you're planning only to make money and nothing else, you'll be broke.”

Ifs Planning Broke Making Money

Author:Haile Gebrselassie

“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.”

Ifs Wanted Remember Father Difficult Beats Angry Runners Catch Me

Author:Haile Gebrselassie

“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.”

Ifs Want Has Beens Enough Sports Achieve Poorest

Author:Haile Gebrselassie

“You know the marathon in my country is just exceptional. It's like soccer in England. If England win the world cup and Ethiopia win the marathon - it's the same.”

Ifs Knows World Country Winning England Cups Soccer Exceptional Marathon World Cup Ethiopia

Author:Haile Gebrselassie

“You know for me when I promise something I want to deliver. If you don't, you have to disappear.”

Ifs Knows Want Promise Disappear I Promise

Author:Haile Gebrselassie

“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.”

People Ifs I Can Asks Poor Car Coaches Ask Me Poor People

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“I think if you come first with a new world record, that is the best.”

Ifs Thinking World Firsts Records New World World Records

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“If your body is damaged, wounded, it can be fixed, but if inside, mentally, you are wounded you cannot fix it, it's hard.”

Ifs Hard Body Your Body Fixed Wounded

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“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.”

Ifs Bigs Running School Waiting Walks Six Late Rivers Sticks Miles Farms Miles Away Gorges

Author:Haile Gebrselassie

“If you are a really good marathoner, you have to run New York.”

Ifs Running New York

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“What can you do if a part of it is uphill? You can't work out another route. You've just got to run the one they give you. But they tell me London is a nice course. Even the cobbles, I hope, are not very much of a problem for me.”

Ifs Giving Problem Running Courses Nice Work Out London Routes

Author:Haile Gebrselassie

About the Author

Born: April 18, 1973
Known for: Olympic athlete
Quotes: 74

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