Commitment Quote by Haile Gebrselassie

“You need three things to win: discipline, hard work and, before everything maybe, commitment. No one will make it without those three. Sport teaches you that.”

Haile Gebrselassie

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My father didn't think running was sensible. He told me running is just wasting time.

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