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"I have to change a lot of things before I become a good marathon runner."
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"Use your greatness, love, and kindness to change the world."
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"Identify darkness in the society and find ways to help illuminate it."
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"Everything is only a transition."
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"Every misfortune is a fortune."
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"The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change, And pleased with novelty, might be indulged."
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"You are born with the power to change your life by simply changing your thoughts."
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"People tend to resist a change into something new and different.But after it's succeded, they easily say that the change is a must."
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"To change the action, change thoughts first."
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"By changing-we become what we always wanted to be."
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"Nothing is so perfectly amusing as a total change of ideas."
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"In the rainy season, sometimes to get to the first lesson we had to run really quick, because we had to cross the river to school and we'd have to go up and down the bank to find a place to cross because there is no bridge."
Childhood
"This hand is not very active always, because it was in this hand that I carried my books. My carrying hand was always my strongest. Now I think my other hand has developed more muscles from signing all those autographs."
Books
"You know, I want to help my country. Definitely I can help them, simply by winning races. Sure, they can follow my path to a good career. But for me it is not enough. I want to be more than that. In everything I want to be a role model."
Winning
"I think if you come first with a new world record, that is the best."
Sports
"At the moment I am a little bit politician, yes. I think that could be my next step. It is not because I want power, it is because of what I think I could do for the people."
Power
"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."
History
"When we race in London a world record will be the last thing on our minds."
Sports
"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."
Body
"My father thought sport was something fun - he didn't know it was a way to make money. Then I won a Mercedes at the world championships and I gave it to him. From the moment it arrived my father said: 'Good, you can support not just yourself but me too'."
Money
"Since I achieved something, running has exploded in my country. For me sometimes it is difficult even to know who the athletes are who are competing at the highest level. There are thousands."
Athletes
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