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Haile Gebrselassie Quotes

born 1973 Ethiopia

Haile Gebrselassie (born 18 April 1973) is an Ethiopian former long-distance track, road running athlete, and businessman. He won two Olympic gold medals and four World Championship titles over the 10,000 metres and won the Berlin Marathon on four consecutive occasions between 2006 and 2009.

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Random Haile Gebrselassie quote

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For me it is very simple, I have to run. If I stop, I die.

A day without running is like a day without eating.

I’m not motivated by possessions or money, I just love running. I do lots of things, but nothing compares to running.

After losing out in the last mile at the Bupa Great North Run I had to get clear today and decided to make my move when I did and it worked so well, I’m happy with this win.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Haile Gebrselassie (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.