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Actually I don't choose to expose myself in public. I choose to compete the other side just comes with the package.
Paula Radcliffe
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Paula Radcliffe
Age: 50
Born: 1973
Born: December 17
Long-Distance Runner
Olympic Athlete
Northwich
Cheshire
Paula Jane Radcliffe
MBE
Paula Jane Radcliffe
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I am not driven by any bitterness by what happened in Athens. I learnt a lot of lessons from it and probably came through it a stronger person in the end. There have been a lot of near misses, and that's taught me to keep persevering and that there is a chance it can come right.
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I used to say that the newspapers were tomorrow's fish and chip paper, but I didn't really mean it I could still be hurt by what they said. After Athens, I just didn't care.
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I don't like going away from my children.
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I've always been good at putting things behind me–I fall apart, do my crying bit, and then put it away and move on.
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I don't really have an explanation. I'm struggling myself to comprehend what has happened and find a reason for it.
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I prefer just a women's race. It's a totally different game mentally.
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In my Olympic history I don't think I have achieved my potential as an athlete. That's what I want when I look back at my career. I want to be able to say I gave it my best shot.
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You see, with me, when I'm nervous, I smile and laugh.
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I was glad I did a year abroad, because it helped me as an athlete and as a person. That took me out of my comfort zone. Watching the French athletes train in the Pyrenees made me realise what I had to do to become a top athlete.
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Today was not about times, it was about getting in there, enjoying the race, and enjoying the atmosphere
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