If I don't train enough, of course I'm nervous.

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

I'm a runner first before anything else.

I remember in particular my first victory when I achieved a very fast time in what were perfect conditions but since then the wind has always been a factor against me.

I have seen things few of my countrymen have. The first time I went on an aeroplane I couldn't work out how the lavatories worked up in the sky.

Age for me is just a number.

I find the business world hard.