Title
The Greatest: The Haile Gebrselassie Story
Files
Description
Two Olympic 10,000m golds; eight world championships indoors and outdoors; seventeen world records over four different distances; a fifty-four race winning streak—Haile Gebrselassie utterly dominated a decade of distance running. The Greatest is his authorized biography, written by Jim Denison, who worked on it with Haile for over two years, visited him in Ethiopia, and traveled with him on the European track circuit. Haile’s life story is fascinating, detailing his early years of hard poverty in war-torn Ethiopia, his relentless training, his rise to godlike status in the track world, and the good works he has done for his country with his fame and fortune. Most of all it is a glimpse of the kind, fascinating man behind all the records and medals.
ISBN
978-1891369483
Publication Date
2004
Publisher
Breakaway Books
Recommended Citation
Denison, Jim, "The Greatest: The Haile Gebrselassie Story" (2004). Prairie Striders Library Collection. 380.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/prairiestriders_pubs/380