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Mercy Cherono Quotes

born 1991 Kenya

Mercy Cherono Koech (born 7 May 1991) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner. She was the silver medalist in the 5000 metres at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.

Kenya
Sportspeople

Random Mercy Cherono quote

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I just want to focus on training for the upcoming track season.

Our aim will be to go to The Bahamas and bring back the gold medal

The race wasn’t bad but she kept wanting to push me

This is a good move by race organisers who thought well about athletes who compete in these events. This will be a great opportunity for athletes preparing for the Olympic Games

I feel it would be a good opportunity for me to get in shape in preparation for next year

"I believe in living my own life and do what I love even when those around me do things different. It does not mean I am better than them, this is just who I want to be and do things".

As athletes from 2Running Club, we come here every year to put a smile on the kids. Building this hospital was good idea. We have had a million children treated here since the hospital's inception

I expected to have more of a lead

It was only a short break but I am back. I know people have been asking where I disappeared. I was on maternity break and I’m happy to be back

You need to respect yourself first and place a high value on what you do. You also need to trust in God, respect your parents as well as the coaches. If you do this, then you will be able to shield yourself from such unscrupulous individuals

The best part was that I felt so comfortable out there

After my maternity leave, it was not that easy since you have to shed a lot of fat, and then you now start concentrating on the training programme. It is not easy and it is not something you can start in a day

It feels so good, I was so happy because I defended my gold

My plan was to defend my gold, but the race was difficult because of the weather

Attribution

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