When I was a little boy, I always wanted to run. I loved competing with my friends.

I love my tribe, the Maasai are very good people and humble.

I was still young when I missed Beijing. I was favourite to win a medal but I knew I had time. My coach advised me to stay at school and finish my exams. Even if I had gone and won the Olympics, I might not have handled the pressure. So I moved on.

Sometimes when you get disappointment it makes you stronger.

I realized I could run after finding out that my dad used to run and it gave me the morale that if he did it then maybe I could also run.

Even if the pace is slow in championships, you can still sprint well and still power in the last 200, which is always the main part when the race is slow.

Already in 2007 I thought I would be able to break the World record in the near future. That time Sammy Tangui was the pacemaker in Lausanne. I liked the way he was running. He is tall, he has a strong body and his stride is similar to mine. I told him in one of the coming years I would need him when I try to break the World record.