Quotes by Haile Gebrselassie

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Ethiopian long-distance runner and businessman · 1973

Ethiopian long-distance runner and businessman (born 1973)

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“I wanted to be famous. I wanted people to talk about me.”

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

“I feel a social responsibility. We need to open people's eyes. There is a lack of education in Ethiopia.”

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

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Hard Work Commitment People Me Talk You Marathon Distance Eyes Responsibility

“Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.”
— Haile Gebrselassie
Hard Work Commitment

“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.”
— Haile Gebrselassie
Hard Work Commitment

“I wanted to be famous. I wanted people to talk about me.”
— Haile Gebrselassie
Me People Talk

“When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time.”
— Haile Gebrselassie
You Marathon Distance

“I feel a social responsibility. We need to open people's eyes. There is a lack of education in Ethiopia.”
— Haile Gebrselassie
Eyes Responsibility People