Top Haile Gebresilaie controversial speeches and prophecies

Haile Gebresilaie is a controversial athlete. He is criticized for the comments he gives at different stages. Especially for his political commentary. Before Abiy came to control, Haile said something saying that majority rule government is an extravagance, which prompted him to be intensely scrutinized. After Abiy’s days, those who noticed how people continued to act irrationally admitted that Haile might be right to say that democracy is a luxury.

Another time, the comment he made regarding the rumors going around about Gete Wami, was greeted with numerous complaints from the Tewahdo Orthodox community.

Recently, Haile has shown her involvement in politics.

The other controversial issue was the statement that he believes the Ethiopian government should tightly regulate the use of social media platforms like Facebook and even shut them down if necessary. It also sparked a lot of disagreement. But that didn't stop him, he even claimed he could sue Facebook.

Now let's dive deeper

Haile started out as an athlete and then grew into a great businessman capable of achieving so much. He achieves whatever he sets out to do and most of his prophecies have come true. His adage "we can do it" has been a famous motivation throughout Ethiopia. He was never defeated when he believed he could. He never claims to win unless he is confident enough. And now, these days, he's been giving a lot of media commentary on recent events.

1. From athlete status to wealthy businessman

Haile has been a symbol of sporting greatness for Ethiopia, as has Abebe Bikila. He broke records in Zurich, Sydney, Athens, and over 27 competitions. He has also won several championships and brought many Ethiopians to tears of joy. Many athletes were afraid to compete with him, even some scolded him during competitions. To show just what kind of determined person he is, just look at the infamous last-minute rivalry between him and Kenyan athlete Portergat. He not only made Ethiopia proud but also won a nice amount of money. Having enriched himself with this amount of money, he didn't want to just retire and live an easy life. Rather, his strong discipline made him work hard to become a great businessman. It employed more than 20,000 people, opened more than 5 stations all over Ethiopia, invested in many sectors, including agriculture. It seems that his principle of “we can do it” has been respected. The greatest proof of this is the great Ethiopian race. It has been running for 19 years and is now earning millions of birr and is globally recognized as one of the biggest festivals in Africa.

His current dream, as he explained to Seifu fantahun, is to be featured in Forbes magazine. When it comes to money, there are rumors that it is stingy. But he admits he's not just giving money to someone who hasn't worked for it. But recently he has been involved in charitable works.

2. Participation in politics

In addition to being a businessman, he also entered politics. he mediated the negotiations which helped free the imprisoned members of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy party.

3. Stand for election

Once in an interview on CCTV with journalist Girum Chala, he revealed that he wanted to run for office to join the House of Representatives and also become President or Prime Minister of Ethiopia. Many criticized him for his statement saying that politics are much more complicated than athletics. He hasn't spoken much about it since, except once in an interview saying it was an inevitable question. His dream of becoming president kind of came true when he became president of the Ethiopian athletics federation. Due to some political comments, he made some suspected that he might be associated with TPLF. Suspicion intensified when he stepped down as president during the “change of government”. As discovered, later, some athletes strongly influenced his dismissal from power. people also say that those who wanted to abuse resources colluded with the athletes against him.