What is important is to win.

I'm retiring from competitive running, not from running. You cannot stop running, this is my life.

Since I achieved something, running has exploded in my country. For me sometimes it is difficult even to know who the athletes are who are competing at the highest level. There are thousands.

When you promise something, you must fulfill it.

The more you are getting older, you lose a little something. Of course there is another advantage, because of your long experience you can use it.

At the end of the day, people want to see how fast you run.

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