"You must do as your people do. If my people are poor, I must be poor. People ask me, 'Why don't you find a personal coach or a private car?' I can't. Then I won't be part of my people.“

-Haile Gebrselassie

posted in car

Haile Gebrselassie quote about car: "You must do as your people do. If my people are poor, I must be poor. People ask me, 'Why don't you ..."

Other Quotes

Discover more inspiring quotes from our collection

"When I wake up at 5 in the morning is it just to jog? Definitely not, I give it all of my efforts."

-Haile Gebrselassie

morningView Quote

"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

learningView Quote

"What can you do if a part of it is uphill? You can't work out another route. You've just got to run the one they give you. But they tell me London is a nice course. Even the cobbles, I hope, are not very much of a problem for me."

-Haile Gebrselassie

"I'm lucky. The best possible place in the world for training is Addis Ababa, so I am home all the time except when I am racing. I like to be there, near my family, my kids, also the real estate business I run with my wife."

-Haile Gebrselassie

"I want to go down in history."

-Haile Gebrselassie

historyView Quote

"This is what I wanted. They tell me that London is the best field in history. I wanted to be part of that. Because everyone will be there it will be a wonderful challenge for me. You can see the best runners, how they look, how they run. For me to beat the best is what counts."

-Haile Gebrselassie

historyView Quote

Same Category

More quotes in this category

"I wanted to end my life so bad and was in my car ready to go down that ramp into the water, and I did go part way, but I stopped. I went again and stopped. I then got out of the car and stood by the car a nervous wreck."

-Susan Smith

"If you don't drink, smoke, or drive a car, you're a tax evader."

-Thomas S. Foley

"He's computerized, but I won't let him come on cold. I created KITT. I understand the personality of the car."

-William Daniels

"I am an artist. The track is my canvas, and the car is my brush."

-Graham Hill

"The car business is a lot like football. In football, you have to win once a week. In the car business, you have to win every day."

-Tom Dempsey

"Since my induction into the Sports Hall of Fame, I have wanted to have my No. 3 Chevy on exhibit for sports fans to see. I hope others will enjoy the car as much as I have."

-Junior Johnson