Haile Gebrselassie Thinking Quotations

My father didn't think running was sensible. He told me running is just wasting time.

I think if you come first with a new world record, that is the best.

Athletes have to be confident and I am thinking like that.

This hand is not very active always, because it was in this hand that I carried my books. My carrying hand was always my strongest. Now I think my other hand has developed more muscles from signing all those autographs.

At the moment I am a little bit politician, yes. I think that could be my next step. It is not because I want power, it is because of what I think I could do for the people.

Being a great athlete is something that requires a lot of training and dedication, it does not come as easily as some people may think.