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"I really did not get any encouragement from anyone, but I pushed on because I liked to run. I made my first national team in 1988."
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Fatuma Roba"Even if I never ran again, I would have been content."
Fatuma Roba is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, best known for being the first African woman to win a gold medal in the women's Olympic marathon race, at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and for winning three successive Boston Marathons.
"I really did not get any encouragement from anyone, but I pushed on because I liked to run. I made my first national team in 1988."
"I knew I would be the Olympic Champion. I was running and the others were looking backwards, so I understood that they were tired, when for me the pace was easy. It was nice, because I could run strong and enjoy."
"They all went out of their way, getting us awards and everything."
"I am hoping to make history, I feel like I have made good preparation."
"I do not really want to be famous,But its nice to be among the renowned athletes."
"Well, for me the greatest of all marathons is of course the olympic marathon, but second place is Boston."