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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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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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Today was not about times, it was about getting in there, enjoying the race, and enjoying the atmosphere
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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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You can't become a winner overnight, or even in a couple of years-it takes time... You will lose races and you will have to accept that, learn from it and believe that you'll win the next one, knowing that you'll probably lose that as well. All the time you have to keep believing that one day you will win.
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I don't like going away from my children.
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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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