"I do not really want to be famous,But it's nice to be among the renowned athletes."

"I am hoping to make history, I feel like I have made good preparation."

"I really did not get any encouragement from anyone, but I pushed on because I liked to run. I made my first national …"

"Well, for me the greatest of all marathons is of course the olympic marathon, but second place is Boston."

"I knew I would be the Olympic Champion. I was running and the others were looking backwards, so I understood that the…"

"I knew of 1960 Olympic marathon winner Abebe Bikila and 1968 winner Mamo Wolde from the radio, so I thought I’d try i…"

"Sometimes, if there are a lot of people around me when I go to a store, I feel a bit intimidated. I used to be shy. I…"

"I've been told there is a big hill, but I didn't see it."

"They all went out of their way, getting us awards and everything."

"They thought I should be doing women things."