Ezekiel Kemboi Quotes
born 1982 Kenya
Ezekiel Kemboi Cheboi (born 25 May 1982) is a Kenyan professional athlete, winner of the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
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This is not just land. It is a sports facility, It should never have reached that level.
It didn't bother me when I fail to win a race because my opponents also deserved a chance to win. As a sportsman, everyone is a winner and it is good to accept the results.
I won everything, all the medals, and it’s like in politics, you can’t be president and come back to be an MCA.
As you can see, most of the athletes have opted to compete in road races due to the prize money but to me, money is nothing. I do sports because I love it.
Kenya worked as a team but at the end it was a championship race and everybody wants to win.
It was good to have the same hairstyle as at the Olympics.
It was a plan to go in the front in the first kilometre before leaving the initiative to Paul Kipsiele Koech in the second kilometre.
When we were in high school we used to participate in inter-classes and inter-dormitories events but back then I did not take the sport seriously.
I was approached a long time ago to run for countries like Qatar but I said no, money would not change my nationality and I will remain like that forever.
This place has shaped my life.
Around 1998, I started running here when it was just a muddy ground with no proper stands. It has come a long way.
I enjoy listening to music, going to parties and concerts. I was a DJ at school parties.
I realized after high school that I had a talent and then started training. I had faith and confidence and then became Kemboi.
First congratulations to Ezekiel. I was disappointed at first but I appreciate that I got to the silver medal while still a junior athlete.
I enjoy living in Siena. It’s my second home. I live Italian people and Italian food. I have a lot of friends there. I enjoy going out for dinner and watching football matches of the local Siena football team.
The boys are not doing well and I think they have lost focus. They need to train and remain focused in what they do. As you can see Ethiopia and Morocco have come out strongly. I hope we will get a medal in Rio Olympics.
The guys in that race were very strong. I remember around five guys who had participated in Diamond league, and I emerged a winner. That was the best race for me.