Why should I say I will retire in three or four years? You retire the very moment you utter those words.

I'm a runner first before anything else.

You lose the speed before the stamina.

This is what I wanted. They tell me that London is the best field in history. I wanted to be part of that. Because everyone will be there it will be a wonderful challenge for me. You can see the best runners, how they look, how they run. For me to beat the best is what counts.

Many people know that Ethiopia is poor. When I break a world record, maybe people get to know something else about Ethiopia, something good. We can't make planes or cars, we don't have the materials. We do what we can.

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

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