When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time.
Haile GebrselassieIt is not my duty to spend my money in my country, but it is what I want to do. There is nowhere else I would like to invest.
Haile GebrselassieMy 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'.
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