I was the kind of child who worked hard every day with the cows and sheep - I was a very aggressive boy. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes aggressive boy child
When I had no shoes I was comfortable - I used to run barefoot. When I wore shoes it was difficult. To run in shoes was ok, but at the beginning of my career it was hard. Haile Gebrselassie barefootbegincareer Change image and share on social
Many people know that Ethiopia is poor. When I break a world record, maybe people get to know something else about Ethiopia, something good. We can't make planes or cars, we don't have the materials. We do what we can. Haile Gebrselassie breakcarethiopia share on social
When I run in Ethiopia, I look out and see eucalyptus trees and rivers. Haile Gebrselassie ethiopiaeucalyptusriver Change image and share on social
As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short. Michael Morpurgo attentionchildremember Change image and share on social
A lot of women in sport tend to take on a very masculine, aggressive look. They want to be perceived as being strong and powerful. I never lost that sense of wanting to retain my femininity. Victoria Pendleton aggressivefemininitylose Change image and share on social
My first career ambitions involved turning into a boy; I intended to be either a railway guard or a knight errant. Hilary Mantel ambitionboycareer Change image and share on social