It 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.

Athletics is in my blood.

First, do enough training. Then believe in yourself and say: I can do it. Tomorrow is my day. And then say: the person in front of me, he is just a human being as well; he has two legs, I have two legs, that is all. That is mentally how you prepare.

I'm lucky. The best possible place in the world for training is Addis Ababa, so I am home all the time except when I am racing. I like to be there, near my family, my kids, also the real estate business I run with my wife.

I want to avoid injuries by running only road.

When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time.

Considering that the race is star-studded no runner will be willing to set the pace for the others. This is why a record will be almost impossible.