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.

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

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.

If your body is damaged, wounded, it can be fixed, but if inside, mentally, you are wounded you cannot fix it, it's hard.

My father thought sport was something fun - he didn't know it was a way to make money.

For me a day without training is like a day without eating.

The marathon always starts after 30K. That's where the problems start. You start without any problems, without any pain. All the pain comes after 30K. Sometimes, it's possible to have pain even in the finger.