A biography for Haile Gebrselassiehasn’t been written yet.
“In the rainy season, sometimes to get to the first lesson we had to run really quick, because we had to cross the river to school and we'd have to go up and down the bank to find a place to cross because there is no bridge.”
“You must do as your people do. If my people are poor, I must be poor. People ask me, 'Why don't you find a personal coach or a private car?' I can't. Then I won't be part of my people.”
“I love running and I will always run.”
“At the end of the day, people want to see how fast you run.”
“If you're planning only to make money and nothing else, you'll be broke.”
“I find the business world hard.”
“Always, if you win mentally, you can win physically as well.”