Im 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
I feel a social responsibility. We need to open peoples eyes. There is a lack of education in Ethiopia. – Haile Gebrselassie
What can you do if a part of it is uphill? You cant work out another route. Youve just got to run the one they give you. But they tell me London is a nice course. Even the cobbles, I hope, are not very much of a problem for me. – Haile Gebrselassie
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