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

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.

If you are a really good marathoner, you have to run New York.

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.

This hand is not very active always, because it was in this hand that I carried my books. My carrying hand was always my strongest. Now I think my other hand has developed more muscles from signing all those autographs.

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.

I have to change a lot of things before I become a good marathon runner.