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It's good to be back, feeling like myself and enjoying it.

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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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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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 don't feel guilty in having pleasure!
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In the marathon anything can happen.
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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 would be happy with an Olympic bronze. What I don't have is an Olympic medal.
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From my training I can get a good idea of what I'm capable of.
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I can swim I'm not bad, but not great.
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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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