If You're Planning Only To Make Money

Since I Achieved Something, Running Has Exploded In My Country. For Me Sometimes It Is Difficult Even To Know Who The Athletes Are Who Are Competing At The Highest Level. There Are Thousands.

When You Run The Marathon, You Run Against The Distance, Not Against The Other Runners And Not Against The Time.

I Always Tell Young Athletes The Same Thing, 'wherever You Go, Whatever You Do, What Must Your Top Priority Be? Running.'

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.

In The Marathon A Crazy Athlete Can Just Keep Pushing From The Beginning, At A Championship You Don't Need A Time Just To Win The Race.