At the moment I am a little bit politician, yes. I think that could be my next step. It is not because I want power, it is because of what I think I could do for the people.

My father didn't think running was sensible. He told me running is just wasting time.

Always, if you win mentally, you can win physically as well.

I used to run to school, 10k every day. And this at altitude, perfect preparation, really.

Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.

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.

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