- Title: ETHIOPIA: FEATURE - HAILE GEBRSELASSIE.
- Date: 25th February 2000
- Summary: VARIOUS LOCATIONS, ETHIOPIA (RECENT) UNKNOWN LOCATION (RECENT) 1. FILE MATERIAL OF HAILE GEBRSELASSIE COMPETING ETHIOPIA (RECENT) 2. SOUNDBITE (English) GEBRSELASSIE WITH SPLIT SCREEN OF HIM COMPETING: "When I started I had this dream - not like that big - but I had a dream like something a bit easy. I had no dream to become four times world champion - or 15 times world record holder. I had a dream to become all African champion or one time world champion." ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (1996) 3. GEBRSELASSIE ARRIVING HOME AFTER THE ATLANTA OLYMPICS ETHIOPIA (RECENT) 4. PHOTOGRPAH OF GEBRSELASSIE'S WEDDING 5. GEBRSELASSIE SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS 6. SOUNDBITE (English) FAN: "Could you do one for my brother? He's a fan of yours. That's lovely. Thank you very much." 7. SOUNDBITE (English) ALEM GEBRSELASSIE: "I'm proud of Haile. He's the best thing that's ever happened to Ethiopia." 7. SOUNDBITE (English) ALEM GEBRSELASSIE: "I'm proud of Haile. He's the best thing that's ever happened to Ethiopia." 8. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING 9. SOUNDBITE (English) MELES ZENAWI, ETHIOPIAN PRIME MINISTER: "In the past we have, especially in the last 20 years, we have had very few successes in any field. The success that our athletes had in Atlanta adds to the momentum of optimism and hope." UNKNOWN LOCATION (RECENT) 10. VARIOUS SCENES FROM THE FEATURE FILM "ENDURANCE" BOLE, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (RECENT) 11. EXTERIOR VIEW OF GEBRSELASSIE'S HOUSE 12. TROPHY ROOM 13. GEBRSELASSIE INSPECTING OLD PAIR OF RUNNING SHOES 14. SOUNDBITE (English) GEBRSELASSIE: "This is very historical shoes. They've retired. I like these shoes, they are very fantastic, very light, very comfortable. Very special. I don't want to throw away these shoes." ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (RECENT) 15. GEBRSELASSIE TRAINING 16. SOUNDBITE (English) GEBRSELASSIE: "I train two times a day - nearly 13 to 14 times a week. Sometimes I have a very hard training programme when I train in the stadium that time it take long time - about two to three hours. In the afternoon always not hard - it's easy training. Sometimes gymnastics, sometimes jogging, sometimes gym training." 17. GEBRSELASSIE TRAINING 18. SOUNDBITE (English) GEBRSELASSIE: "My favourite kind of training is the one I train in the forest. That is my favourite training programme because it's easy. No one disturbs you. You just enjoy the forest. You can hear birds and you can have nice smell from the flowers." UNKNOWN LOCATION, ETHIOPIA (RECENT) 19. CHILDREN PLAYING IN THE FOREST 20. SOUNDBITE (Amharic) FIKIRU ENDALE: "When I grow up I want to be just like Haile. I want to win." NEAR ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (RECENT) 21. GEBRSELASSIE'S CHURCH 22. SOUNDBITE (Amharic) WOLDE IYESSUS NEGHSH, CHIEF PRIEST: "Haile is a very good person. He is talented. He always comes to the church to pray. He runs all the way up the mountain and right around. Then comes back here." 23. SOUNDBITE (English) MESFIN TSIGE, DEACON: "He lives on God and God blesses his work, so always he is the first one." 24. NEGHSH DISPLAYING GEBRSELASSIE'S GOLD MEDAL FROM ATLANTA WHICH HE GAVE TO THE CHURCH BOLE, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (RECENT) 25. SOUNDBITE (English) GEBRSELASSIE: "Now I'm just thinking about what will be important for future." 26. GEBRSELASSIE PLAYING IN HIS GARDEN WITH HIS DAUGHTER EDEN Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: VARIOUS LOCATIONS, ETHIOPIA
- Country: Ethiopia
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