#h

The more you are getting older, you lose a little something. Of course there is another advantage, because of your long experience you can use it. ↗

— Haile Gebrselassie

#another #because #course #experience #getting

Eradicate poverty. This is all that matters in my country. When I am out training I think about this a lot; when I am running it is going over in my mind. As a country we cannot move forward until we eradicate poverty. ↗

— Haile Gebrselassie

#am #cannot #country #eradicate #forward

People still think of me as a cartoonist, but the only thing I lift a pen or pencil for these days is to sign a contract, a check, or an autograph. ↗

— Walt Disney

#cartoonist #check #contract #days #i

Why should I say I will retire in three or four years? You retire the very moment you utter those words. ↗

— Haile Gebrselassie

#i #moment #retire #say #should

I remember in particular my first victory when I achieved a very fast time in what were perfect conditions but since then the wind has always been a factor against me. ↗

— Haile Gebrselassie

#against #always #been #conditions #factor

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

— Haile Gebrselassie

#day #every #every day #i #perfect

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. ↗

— Haile Gebrselassie

#am #best #business #estate #except

If you're planning only to make money and nothing else, you'll be broke. ↗

— Haile Gebrselassie

#else #make #money #nothing #only

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

— Haile Gebrselassie

#cannot #damaged #fix #fixed #hard

In the marathon a crazy athlete can just keep pushing from the beginning, at a championship you don't need a time just to win the race. ↗

— Haile Gebrselassie

#beginning #championship #crazy #just #keep