Haile Gebrselassie

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. ↗

— Haile Gebrselassie

#body #coaches #comes #feel #feel good

Always, if you win mentally, you can win physically as well. ↗

— Haile Gebrselassie

#mentally #physically #well #win #you

When you promise something, you must fulfill it. ↗

— Haile Gebrselassie

#must #promise #something #you

In my life I do a lot of things but I never forget my training. ↗

— Haile Gebrselassie

#i #i do #life #lot #my life

Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there. ↗

— Haile Gebrselassie

#discipline #get #hard #hard work #need

The more you are getting older, you lose a little something. Of course there is another advantage, because of your long experience you can use it. ↗

— Haile Gebrselassie

#another #because #course #experience #getting

If I don't train enough, of course I'm nervous. ↗

— Haile Gebrselassie

#enough #i #nervous #train

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 are from the poorest part of Africa. ↗

— Haile Gebrselassie

#africa #been #enough #even #great

When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time. ↗

— Haile Gebrselassie

#distance #marathon #other #run #runners

For me a day without training is like a day without eating. ↗

— Haile Gebrselassie

#eating #like #me #training #without