"I find the business world hard."
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"I wanted to experience New York, to look up and see buildings."
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"I wanted to be famous. I wanted people to talk about me."
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"Schooling is so important."
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"I want to avoid injuries by running only road."
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"I used to run to school, 10k every day. And this at altitude, perfect preparation, really."
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"I think if you come first with a new world record, that is the best."
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"You lose the speed before the stamina."
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"Eradicate poverty. This is all that matters in my country. When I am out training I think about this a lot; when I am running it is going over in my mind. As a country we cannot move forward until we eradicate poverty."
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"Athletes have to be confident and I am thinking like that."
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"In the marathon a crazy athlete can just keep pushing from the beginning, at a championship you don't need a time just to win the race."
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"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."
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"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 always been a factor against me."
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"At the end of the day, people want to see how fast you run."
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