In the rainy season, sometimes to get to the first lesson we had to run really quick, because we had to cross the river to school and we'd have to go up and down the bank to find a place to cross because there is no bridge.

I want to avoid injuries by running only road.

When I run in Ethiopia, I look out and see eucalyptus trees and rivers.

My father thought sport was something fun - he didn't know it was a way to make money. Then I won a Mercedes at the world championships and I gave it to him. From the moment it arrived my father said: 'Good, you can support not just yourself but me too'.

What is important is to win.

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

I can't change everything by myself but I can be one of the people who are trying to change the situation.