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I would be happy with an Olympic bronze. What I don't have is an Olympic medal.

Paula Radcliffe

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Paula Radcliffe
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: December 17
Long-Distance Runner
Olympic Athlete
Northwich
Cheshire
Paula Jane Radcliffe
MBE
Paula Jane Radcliffe
Bronze
Olympic
Medal
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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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It's good to be back, feeling like myself and enjoying it.
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I apologise to people when I need to.
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I don't feel guilty in having pleasure!
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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 don't like going away from my children.
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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 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 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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You see, with me, when I'm nervous, I smile and laugh.
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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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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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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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I start planning then that's dangerous because then I have a target that I'm blinkered towards and I won't listen to the warning signs quite so much. I'd rather be in shape and then look around and say there's a race next week and jump into that than have it planned.
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In the marathon anything can happen.
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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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