I Find The Business World Hard.

Eradicate Poverty. This Is All That Matters In My Country. When I Am Out Training I Think About This A Lot; When I Am Running It Is Going Over In My Mind. As A Country We Cannot Move Forward Until We Eradicate Poverty.

My Father Didn't Think Running Was Sensible. He Told Me Running Is Just Wasting Time.

I'm Lucky. The Best Possible Place In The World For Training Is Addis Ababa, So I Am Home All The Time Except When I Am Racing. I Like To Be There, Near My Family, My Kids, Also The Real Estate Business I Run With My Wife.

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

If You Are A Really Good Marathoner, You Have To Run New York.