I want to be a voice for my people and I will continue to protest.

Sports are my life. It is my life but it's also how I earn a living.

I have no plans to seek asylum in the U.S. or elsewhere. I have not thought about citizenship. I love my country, the only problem I have is with the government.

Even if I wanted to run for Ethiopia, I wouldn't expect the government or federation to choose me to do that.

In Ethiopia, the problem is that you don't know who's who. You don't know who to trust. You don't have any freedom.

People are demanding their rights and not backing down and I hope that change is on the horizon and change will come to Ethiopia soon, so I don't have even go that far to seek a U.S. citizenship.

The people of Ethiopia are saying they've had enough of the killings and are tired of being exiled, imprisoned, beaten and we are done. We have had enough. We want peace now.