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Almaz Ayana
14 quotes
“My plan was just to win, I only saw the record after I finished.”
Almaz Ayana (born 1991) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I was comfortable with the pace, I had prepared well for this.”
Almaz Ayana (born 1991) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’m not naturally gifted with speed so I concentrated on endurance, My plan was to move slowly from 5000m to 10,000m, but I didn’t want to move up too early.”
Almaz Ayana (born 1991) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Record run in Rio just the start for Ayana, WORLD OLYMPICS, August 16 2013
“I am ready to break the world record tomorrow, I will need a pace of between 67 and 68 seconds (per lap); that would be perfect. My only fear is about the weather. If it is too warm it will be difficult.”
Almaz Ayana (born 1991) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“But it will be easier with Genzebe in the race because it is always hard to fight alone. Tomorrow we will try together.”
Almaz Ayana (born 1991) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My only goal is to be in the lead and to go fast, I prefer to lead and always go to the front of the pack. That’s how I want to run tomorrow.”
Almaz Ayana (born 1991) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It’s not a championship where we are running for our country; it is an individual race where we are running for ourselves, and so I will run with my own tactics and stick with the way I like to run.”
Almaz Ayana (born 1991) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I want to break the world record in Paris because it is a special place for me, It was in Paris where I decided to switch events two years ago. It was here that I first thought I had real potential.”
Almaz Ayana (born 1991) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My husband said one day I should try it at least once, and the result was very good. I was second in the Diamond League in Paris so I said, ‘OK, I will run the 5000m now.’ It wasn’t a decision, it was an accident.”
Almaz Ayana (born 1991) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ayana: ‘I’m ready for the world record’ – IAAF Diamond League, July 03 2015
“I was a bit anxious.”
Almaz Ayana (born 1991) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It was very fast from the beginning,The result happened like I expected it would.”
Almaz Ayana (born 1991) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I was very shocked, I was really upset. Why? Because I didn’t think I would lose.”
Almaz Ayana (born 1991) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There might be young athletes who look at me as a role model,When I was young, in the countryside, there were famous athletes who were competing. This kind of athlete is important. There has been a big difference [since Rio], with the [Ethiopian] people, with my lifestyle and with my training. It’s been different in everything.”
Almaz Ayana (born 1991) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Rio gave me a big morale, but I plan to achieve even more than I have so far.”
Almaz Ayana (born 1991) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Perfect Ten, March 28 2017