You need three things to win: discipline, hard work and, before everything maybe, commitment. No one will make it without those three. Sport teaches you that. Haile Gebrselassie commitmentdisciplinehard Change image and share on social
Always, if you win mentally, you can win physically as well. Haile Gebrselassie mentallyphysicallywin Change image and share on social
When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time. Haile Gebrselassie distancemarathonrun Change image and share on social
Eradicate poverty. This is all that matters in my country. When I am out training I think about this a lot; when I am running it is going over in my mind. As a country we cannot move forward until we eradicate poverty. Haile Gebrselassie countryeradicateforward share on social
For me a day without training is like a day without eating. Haile Gebrselassie dayeattrain Change image and share on social
I wanted to be famous. I wanted people to talk about me. Haile Gebrselassie famouspeopletalk Change image and share on social