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What is important is to win.

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Why should I say I will retire in three or four years? You retire the very moment you utter those words.

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My school was six miles away from where I lived on the farm. I had to walk and run, there and back every day, through gorges and over rivers. If I was late, there was a very big stick waiting for me.

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Schooling is so important.

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I find the business world hard.

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Like some high official, you have to tell your brain: 'Do it. Come on. I have to do it.'

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Some people start a sport just to reduce weight, or some say, 'My doctor ordered me to run and do exercise', and for others, they run for completely different benefits. But it is not like that with sport. We need to eat, we need to rest, but also we need to run.

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I always tell young athletes the same thing, 'Wherever you go, whatever you do, what must your top priority be? Running.'

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I'm a runner first before anything else.

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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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Biography

Nationality: Unknown

Type: Athlete

Born: April 18th, 1973

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