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For an athlete, the biggest pressure comes from within. You know what you want to do and what you're capable of.

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
Capable
Within
Comes
Athlete
Biggest
Pressure

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I've had a lot of success over the years racing in New York, but the main point is that I feel the marathon is a different event, a lot more my event.
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I can swim I'm not bad, but not great.
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In the marathon anything can happen.
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In the week before a race, I try to stay away from germ areas. I keep disinfectant wipes in my bag for when I have to use a supermarket trolley or something like that.
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From my training I can get a good idea of what I'm capable of.
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I don't like going away from my children.
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I have always loved running on the roads, ever since I used to take part in relays for my club when I was 12 and 13. I felt really at home on the surface.
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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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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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I felt totally myself, nothing like the emptiness and horrible feeling I had then [pulling out the Olympics] - no dizziness.
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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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I apologise to people when I need to.
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Every time I go out and race it's a goal to go out and run faster than I've done before.
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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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There's always going to be somebody who takes a dislike to you and you can't waste time worrying about it.
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We, as athletes, have our suspicions about who's cheating, but I'm not convinced that the testing has yet caught up with what people are using or what they are using to disguise it.
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The biggest danger is trying to put too much pressure on yourself, trying to get in too good shape.
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At big championships it's not the fastest person, it's the person who gets it right on the day.
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I prefer just a women's race. It's a totally different game mentally.
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Doing the long endurance stuff seems to have given me the strength to sustain the speed. I think my body is just a lot stronger (thanks to the marathon)... By increasing the long runs, I found that does not take anything away from the speed but increases the strength on the track.
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