Haile Gebrselassie Quotes About Marathon

Quotes about: Marathon

• When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time.

  Haile Gebrselassie

  Running, Distance, Half Marathons

• I know what I want when I start a marathon: to win! But what do you want? Make sure you're clear in advance and don't go out too fast.

  Haile Gebrselassie

  Winning, Want, Marathon

• You know the marathon in my country is just exceptional. It's like soccer in England. If England win the world cup and Ethiopia win the marathon - it's the same.

  Haile Gebrselassie

  Soccer, Country, Winning

  "Haile Gebrselassie bows to will of his people for one last hurrah". Interview with Anna Kessel, www.theguardian.com. May 14, 2011.

• I haven't done a marathon for a long time. So we'll see. I will need good luck.

  Haile Gebrselassie

  Good Luck, Long, Needs

  Interview with Jim White, www.theguardian.com. April 8, 2002.

• 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.

  Haile Gebrselassie

  Crazy, Athlete, Winning

• I have to change a lot of things before I become a good marathon runner.

  Haile Gebrselassie

  Things Change, Marathon, Runners

• The marathon always starts after 30K. That's where the problems start. You start without any problems, without any pain. All the pain comes after 30K. Sometimes, it's possible to have pain even in the finger.

  Haile Gebrselassie

  Pain, Marathon, Problem

  "Gebrselassie running into history". Interview with Brian Cazeneuve, www.si.com. March 24, 2010.

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