Haile Gebrselassie People Quotations

I feel a social responsibility. We need to open people's eyes. There is a lack of education in Ethiopia.

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.

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.

At the end of the day, people want to see how fast you run.

I can't change everything by myself but I can be one of the people who are trying to change the situation.

I wanted to be famous. I wanted people to talk about me.

At the moment I am a little bit politician, yes. I think that could be my next step. It is not because I want power, it is because of what I think I could do for the people.