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I don't feel guilty in having pleasure!
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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More quotes by Paula Radcliffe
The Olympics is not a race I want to watch on television and think 'I wonder what I could have done if I was there?
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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 deliberately returned slowly to training after Raphael was born and everything, apart from being bitten by a dog while out training in Monaco at the beginning of the year, has gone pretty well.
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I would be happy with an Olympic bronze. What I don't have is an Olympic medal.
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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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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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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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You can't magic yourself back 10 years.
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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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The biggest danger is trying to put too much pressure on yourself, trying to get in too good shape.
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I'm confident of what I have to achieve in the buildup to London 2012.
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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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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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A half marathon is a good way to have a bit of fun and race against those girls and learn a bit more about them.The world half marathon is a world championship at the end of the day and it's important. I've win it twice and it's a quality event.
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Yeah, ideally, I'd probably wish to be more anonymous. But scrutiny and success go together. And I want to be successful.
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You see, with me, when I'm nervous, I smile and laugh.
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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
I actually got a nice surprise about being a mother because I expected it to be harder and to have to make more adaptations.
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From my training I can get a good idea of what I'm capable of.
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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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