I have to change a lot of things before I become a good marathon runner.
Many people know that Ethiopia is poor. When I break a world record, maybe people get to know something else about Ethiopia, something good. We can't make planes or cars, we don't have the materials. We do what we can.
I wanted to experience New York, to look up and see buildings.
What is important is to win.
For me a day without training is like a day without eating.
If your body is damaged, wounded, it can be fixed, but if inside, mentally, you are wounded you cannot fix it, it's hard.