Haile Gebrselassie Quotes About Country

Quotes about: Country

• You know the marathon in my country is just exceptional. It's like soccer in England. If England win the world cup and Ethiopia win the marathon - it's the same.

  Haile Gebrselassie

  Soccer, Country, Winning

  "Haile Gebrselassie bows to will of his people for one last hurrah". Interview with Anna Kessel, www.theguardian.com. May 14, 2011.

• 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

  Running, Country, Moving

  Interview with Jim White, www.theguardian.com. April 8, 2002.

• You know, I want to help my country. Definitely I can help them, simply by winning races. Sure, they can follow my path to a good career. But for me it is not enough. I want to be more than that. In everything I want to be a role model.

  Haile Gebrselassie

  Country, Winning, Race

  Interview with Jim White, www.theguardian.com. April 8, 2002.

• 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.

  Haile Gebrselassie

  Country, Want, Duty

• Since I achieved something, running has exploded in my country. For me sometimes it is difficult even to know who the athletes are who are competing at the highest level. There are thousands.

  Haile Gebrselassie

  Running, Country, Athlete

• Since I achieved something, running has exploded in my country.

  Haile Gebrselassie

  Running, Country

  Interview With Jim White, www.theguardian.com. April 8, 2002.

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