It's Something Special To Break The World

The Olympics Is A Special Event And Winning Is Very Important. For Me As A World Record Holder And World Champion, The Only Thing I Am Missing Is The Olympic Gold Medal And That Is What I Want To Achieve In My Career.

Going To The Olympics As A Maasai I Want To Make Them Proud Because, After The Warm Welcome They Gave Me When I Went Back And Being Their Leader, I Want To Also Be The Warrior In The Olympics. That Will Be Something Good Because That Will Be The First Olympic Gold Medal For The Maasai.

Already In 2007 I Thought I Would Be Able To Break The World Record In The Near Future. That Time Sammy Tangui Was The Pacemaker In Lausanne. I Liked The Way He Was Running. He Is Tall, He Has A Strong Body And His Stride Is Similar To Mine. I Told Him In One Of The Coming Years I Would Need Him When I Try To Break The World Record.

I Missed The Final Of The World Championships In 2009, But I Told The Coach I Would Break The World Record In 2010. Which I Did. Then In 2011 I Won The World Championships And Now In 2012 It Is The Olympics. That Is How I Have Been Working.

I Was Still Young When I Missed Beijing. I Was Favourite To Win A Medal But I Knew I Had Time. My Coach Advised Me To Stay At School And Finish My Exams. Even If I Had Gone And Won The Olympics, I Might Not Have Handled The Pressure. So I Moved On.