If You Are A Really Good Marathoner,

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.

What Can You Do If A Part Of It Is Uphill? You Can't Work Out Another Route. You've 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.

I Was The Kind Of Child Who Worked Hard Every Day With The Cows And Sheep - I Was A Very Aggressive Boy.

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.

This Is What I Wanted. They Tell Me That London Is The Best Field In History. I Wanted To Be Part Of That. Because Everyone Will Be There It Will Be A Wonderful Challenge For Me. You Can See The Best Runners, How They Look, How They Run. For Me To Beat The Best Is What Counts.