What Is Important Is To Win.

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.

My Father Thought Sport Was Something Fun - He Didn't Know It Was A Way To Make Money. Then I Won A Mercedes At The World Championships And I Gave It To Him. From The Moment It Arrived My Father Said: 'good, You Can Support Not Just Yourself But Me Too'.

You Know, I Want To Help My Country. Definitely I Can Help Them, Simply By Winning Races. Sure, They Can Follow My Path To A Good Career. But For Me It Is Not Enough. I Want To Be More Than That. In Everything I Want To Be A Role Model.

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.

He Was Not A Runner, My Father, But He Was Quick. I Always Remember It Was Very Difficult To Escape From Him When He Was Angry. If He Wanted To Beat Us He Would Always Catch Us. Even Me, He Could Always Catch Me.