Top 21 Quotes & Sayings by Genzebe Dibaba

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Ethiopian athlete Genzebe Dibaba.

Last updated on April 19, 2025.

Genzebe Dibaba Keneni is an Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner. A 1500 metres 2016 Rio Olympics silver medalist, she won a gold medal in this event and a bronze in the 5000 metres at the 2015 World Championships. Genzebe is the current world record holder for the 1500m, and the indoor events of the one mile, 3000m and 5000m.

Ethiopian - Athlete | Born: February 8, 1991

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It's amazing - 2015 has been a fantastic year for me because of the records I've broken and the wins I've had.

Genzebe Dibaba

I had a great season and truly enjoyed competing around the world - from Monaco, where I managed to establish a world record, to Beijing, where I finally captured my first world outdoor title.

Genzebe Dibaba

My dream is to get gold medal both in the world championship and the Olympics.

Genzebe Dibaba

Even when I'm back home, I find the flat parts of the course tougher. Because it's flat, I feel it more in my knees.

Genzebe Dibaba

I have been dreaming of an outdoor world record forever. Now I want them all: the 1500, the 5000, even the 800.

Genzebe Dibaba

I want to do just like my sister, if not even better.

Genzebe Dibaba

I damaged my hamstring at the London Olympics and had to stop training for five months. At times, I thought my career was over.

Genzebe Dibaba

It feels so good to be the World Athlete of the Year.

Genzebe Dibaba

Usually, it is not difficult to change from indoors to outdoors.

Genzebe Dibaba

I train mainly with guys, and they help to push me.

Genzebe Dibaba

Everybody expects me to win the gold medal.

Genzebe Dibaba

An athlete may not know what they're putting in their body.

Genzebe Dibaba

I already have natural speed, which I don't need to work on, so in training I've been working more on my endurance.

Genzebe Dibaba

I've worked hard to get here; I would like to thank all the people who helped me.

Genzebe Dibaba

I used to win at school, and some teacher said to me, 'Why don't you take up running like your sisters?'

Genzebe Dibaba

I find outdoors easier than indoors, but I am more interested in indoor athletics. I prefer it because it is hotter indoors, and I like the shorter laps.

Genzebe Dibaba

The 1500 m. record was considered impossible to break.

Genzebe Dibaba

I wanted to train more for the outdoor season than the indoor season, so I changed my training totally.

Genzebe Dibaba

Everyone is getting prepared for this, to win the gold medal. I am among them: I want to win the medal.

Genzebe Dibaba

I'm the first from Ethiopia getting 1500-meter world record; that is amazing.

Genzebe Dibaba

My focus in 2016 will be the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, and as preparation for that, I will try to break the world indoor mile record in Stockholm on February 17.

Genzebe Dibaba

Top 21 Quotes & Sayings by Genzebe Dibaba

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