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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.

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.

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 Body Doesn't Feel Good With What They Say, Then Always My Body Comes First.

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 Of Me, He Is Just A Human Being As Well; He Has Two Legs, I Have Two Legs, That Is All. That Is Mentally How You Prepare.

In The Rainy Season, Sometimes To Get To The First Lesson We Had To Run Really Quick, Because We Had To Cross The River To School And We'd Have To Go Up And Down The Bank To Find A Place To Cross Because There Is No Bridge.