Genzebe Speaks English

She might be the finest girl I've ever seen in my life.

Sifan Hassan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjNvjL3QmDo

Yeah. These ladies are good for the sport and for connecting with Western audiences in English speaking Europe and North America. Much better to have someone like Hassan speaking in slightly choppy English about her feelings and race thoughts than Kimetto mumbling "I am happy with race because I win".

Thanks for posting this. They really are cute, and fantastic runners.

good gracious. i'd wife that in a heartbeat.

check it out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXWcvKQx9tU

OMG shes sooo cute

This is an amazing photo of the 3 sisters, Oslo 2008, together after Tirunesh had just broken the 5000m world record, Ejigayehu helped with pacing and Genzebe, about 16 years old at the time, finished with an incredible 15:02.

http://www.letsrun.com/photos/2008/oslo/imagepages/image59.php

Good wrote:

Yeah. These ladies are good for the sport and for connecting with Western audiences in English speaking Europe and North America. Much better to have someone like Hassan speaking in slightly choppy English about her feelings and race thoughts than Kimetto mumbling "I am happy with race because I win".

How's your Swahili?

WHOA these girls are gorgeous!!!!

Ethiopian women have gotta be some of the most gorgeous women on the planet.

El Keniano wrote:

Good wrote:

Yeah. These ladies are good for the sport and for connecting with Western audiences in English speaking Europe and North America. Much better to have someone like Hassan speaking in slightly choppy English about her feelings and race thoughts than Kimetto mumbling "I am happy with race because I win".

How's your Swahili?

There are so many things wrong with this comparison that I don't even know where to start, so for now I'll just draw attention to this by quoting it.

broken arrow wrote:

check it out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXWcvKQx9tU

JAYZUS KRIST!!!!! Move over Tirunesh. Look at little sister.

I think this group can be real stars. They have the talent and have the look. Lots of rivalries. Genzebe, Hassan, Aregawi, Simpson.

whatthewhatthewhat wrote:

WHOA these girls are gorgeous!!!!

Ethiopian women have gotta be some of the most gorgeous women on the planet.

I've actually seen a lot of ugly Ethiopian women. Where I live there are plenty of them. But incredible beauty does run in the Ethiopian Dibaba family. Beautiful and extremely talented. They have it all.

Who gives a shyt if they speak English?The laughable part about idiots like Tim Hutchings complaining about Kimetto is that Kimetto won the BERLIN marathon in GERMANY. He is sponsored by ADIDAS, a GERMAN shoe company.Get over it.

Good wrote:

Yeah. These ladies are good for the sport and for connecting with Western audiences in English speaking Europe and North America. Much better to have someone like Hassan speaking in slightly choppy English about her feelings and race thoughts than Kimetto mumbling "I am happy with race because I win".

sandybeaver wrote:

El Keniano wrote:

How's your Swahili?

There are so many things wrong with this comparison that I don't even know where to start, so for now I'll just draw attention to this by quoting it.

What's wrong with it? Seems like a fair post to me. He made fun of Kimetto's English. If you dish it out you better be willing to take it.

Caleb's Hat wrote:

sandybeaver wrote:

There are so many things wrong with this comparison that I don't even know where to start, so for now I'll just draw attention to this by quoting it.

What's wrong with it? Seems like a fair post to me. He made fun of Kimetto's English. If you dish it out you better be willing to take it.

English is the international language.

Swahili is not.

Oh yes wrote:

Who gives a shyt if they speak English?

The laughable part about idiots like Tim Hutchings complaining about Kimetto is that Kimetto won the BERLIN marathon in GERMANY. He is sponsored by ADIDAS, a GERMAN shoe company.

Get over it.

Agreed. If they want good interviews they ought to have Swahili/Kalenjin language/Amharic/Oromo interpretters at big races. They would be much more interesting. The world does not speak English and should not be expected to.

DedicatedRunner wrote:

Sifan Hassan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjNvjL3QmDo

Get interview. Her passion and dedication really shine through when talking about her desire to win.