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Me Quotes by Haile Gebrselassie
- Age for me is just a number.
- I wanted to be famous. I wanted people to talk about me.
- I remember in particular my first victory when I achieved a very fast time in what were perfect conditions but since then the wind has…
- My father didn't think running was sensible. He told me running is just wasting time.
- This is what I wanted. They tell me that London is the best field in history. I wanted to be part of that. Because everyone…
- What can you do if a part of it is uphill? You can't work out another route. You've just got to run the one they…
- 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…
- 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…
- For me a day without training is like a day without eating.
- I will always listen to my coaches. But first I listen to my body. If what they tell me suits my body, great. If my…
- 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…
- That is not enough. Sport has been great for me, a great learning place that if you want to achieve you can, even if you…
- You know for me when I promise something I want to deliver. If you don't, you have to disappear.
- 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…
- 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…
- My school was six miles away from where I lived on the farm. I had to walk and run, there and back every day, through…
- Since I achieved something, running has exploded in my country. For me sometimes it is difficult even to know who the athletes are who are…
- Some people start a sport just to reduce weight, or some say, 'My doctor ordered me to run and do exercise', and for others, they…
More Me Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale