Haile Gebrselassie Interview with Amby Burfoot

Haile Gebrselassie, who's arguably the greatest runner of all time (see: 2:03:59 marathon PR), sits down with our Amby Burfoot, who's no slouch himself (see: 1968 Boston Marathon win).

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• haile gebrselassie
• amby burfoot
• nyc half marathon
• half-marathon

[tankdamanlol]

My top role model right there

RUN HARD GEB

[Kaanzzzz]

Definitely my favorite distance runner; what a great guy.

[nastierlookin]

What a great guy. Out of interest - is it an Ethiopian thing to say 'Olompics'?

[box2011x2]

Ethiopian school is not good

But the Ethiopians and Kenyans runners are the best

I think the school- AMBU BURFOOT -THE BEST

[Raspadinha94]

Would love to watch Gebrselassie vs Steve Prefontaine.

Would be EPIC

[chefwannabe1]

Haile, you'e an inspiration to me. H's proven that you don't have to be tall and lanky to be a great runner. It's the heart that matters. The passion for running really speaks loudly. But also in his face, you can see the struggle he's had as a kid - growing up in the countryside.

[penam7300]

anybody find amby a little bit rude? just a little little bit?

[lewisf18]

Why are Ethiopians fast runners? He asks. haha @ 6:10 "because people here are using car". Unlike in Kenya and Ethiopia where "life is like a running". Good answer.

[UItimatesnake]

He seems like a real modest guy when it's evident that he's a BEAST.

[allthatjazz251]

This man may be an alien. Even still, he's amazing and I really look up to him!

[allthatjazz251]

This man may be an alien. Even still, he's amazing and I really look up to him!

[Zabatsion]

@mik, the mentioned are abebe bikila and miruts yifter. abebe in 1960 run 42 kM barefoot & won gold 1st african to win olompyic , in 64 he won again this make him the first person to win marthon in a raw, and 4 years later 68 due to pain he dropped-out but his team met Mamo Wolde won making ethiopia winner of marthon in a raw, 1969 he involve in accident parlized & died a year later; Miruts aka

yifter the shifter for his uniqe style of runing he was gold winners inolompic and elese where.