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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 RobaThis is not only a special thing for me but also for my country and al — Fatuma Roba
"This is not only a special thing for me but also for my country and all African women."
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Fatuma Roba
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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.
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"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."
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"They all went out of their way, getting us awards and everything."
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"I am hoping to make history, I feel like I have made good preparation."
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"Even if I never ran again, I would have been content."
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"Well, for me the greatest of all marathons is of course the olympic marathon, but second place is Boston."
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