I'm A Runner First Before Anything Else.

I Think If You Come First With A New World Record, That Is The Best.

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.

First, Do Enough Training. Then Believe In Yourself And Say: I Can Do It. Tomorrow Is My Day. And Then Say: The Person In Front Of Me, He Is Just A Human Being As Well; He Has Two Legs, I Have Two Legs, That Is All. That Is Mentally How You Prepare.

My Father Thought Sport Was Something Fun - He Didn't Know It Was A Way To Make Money.

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.