Haile Gebrselassie Quotes

Many athletes are seeking new and novel ways of pushing their limits, and the challenge of running back-to-back races is certainly one way to test the boundaries.

The world record will come to me when I run the world record race. I'm just trying to perfect my race. I'm looking for perfection.

A lot of times when I ran, to be honest, I didn't know where I was in the race. So I always was looking up at the scoreboard to say, 'Just call my name to see where I am,' because I tried to have such tunnel vision not to distract myself.

I am a sprinter, and I love to go fast. It's very difficult for me to be patient and follow a race strategy or conserve energy.

To win games, we need to be focused for 95 minutes. If not, you always pay in football.

My job is to win the game each and every week and that's what I want to do, and that's all I'm worried about.

The field is fantastic, great runners, so the best you can do is stay in control, pace yourself well, and then utilise it when you can do better.

People deal with the concentration needed to do well in a two-hour race in different ways.

My goal is to stay healthy and win games, that's it.

I am looking forward to my next race. What comes, comes.

I am made for running. Because when you run, you could be anyone. You hone yourself into a body, nothing more or less than a body. You respond as a body, to the body. If you are racing to win, you have no thoughts but the body's thoughts, no goals but the body's goals. You obliterate yourself in the name of speed. You negate yourself in order to make it past the finish line.

I remember in the first part of the race I was sixth and I could have gone quicker, but I had to go slow. It was one of the most difficult things I have ever done.

My favourite event was the 200m, so as I won the 100m, I thought it was possible I'd win the 200m.

I'm a competitor. I really enjoyed the race more than just going out and running to run.

I think for me I've always loved being in the water and I love training and I love being at the pool so you know it's not a chore for me to go training, but come race day I would never just train to train - I train to race.

In the marathon anything can happen.

I'd much rather win in three or four sets than go the distance all the time; I seem to put everyone through the wringer quite a bit.

As a scientist, I play in the top league - the Olympics, the World Championships - and I want to be in the lead. As a runner, I set personal goals, and I want to push beyond my own personal limits. I was very happy when I practiced for several months and then reached my goal to run a marathon in 2:50.

I've got to win every race.

When I'm starting a race, I just completely narrow down my vision and focus on what's directly ahead of me.

I don't need to scare the other athletes. When I'm running, I will scare them.

A final of a grand slam is always a matter of details. Maybe a point here, a point there will make the difference. Maybe someone who is a bit more gutsy than the other player, someone who is having a better day than the others.

Great execution. That's what you have to do when you're playing great teams.

Winning is the science of being totally prepared.

It will be a hard game if you think about winning a championship. We need to think about our own game at the moment and focus on getting good results especially over the Christmas period.