Quote

I felt totally myself, nothing like the emptiness and horrible feeling I had then [pulling out the Olympics] - no dizziness.

Paula Radcliffe

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Paula Radcliffe
Age: 50
Born: 1973
Born: December 17
Long-Distance Runner
Olympic Athlete
Northwich
Cheshire
Paula Jane Radcliffe
MBE
Paula Jane Radcliffe
Horrible
Totally
Feeling
Felt
Feelings
Dizziness
Nothing
Olympics
Like
Pulling
Emptiness

More quotes by Paula Radcliffe

Image
Actually I don't choose to expose myself in public. I choose to compete the other side just comes with the package.
Paula Radcliffe
Image
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.
Paula Radcliffe
Image
I don't feel guilty in having pleasure!
Paula Radcliffe
Image
Every time I go out and race it's a goal to go out and run faster than I've done before.
Paula Radcliffe
Image
I'm confident of what I have to achieve in the buildup to London 2012.
Paula Radcliffe
Image
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.
Paula Radcliffe
Image
Today was not about times, it was about getting in there, enjoying the race, and enjoying the atmosphere
Paula Radcliffe
Image
For an athlete, the biggest pressure comes from within. You know what you want to do and what you're capable of.
Paula Radcliffe
Image
I prefer just a women's race. It's a totally different game mentally.
Paula Radcliffe
Image
I don't really have an explanation. I'm struggling myself to comprehend what has happened and find a reason for it.
Paula Radcliffe
Image
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?
Paula Radcliffe
Image
You can't magic yourself back 10 years.
Paula Radcliffe
Image
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.
Paula Radcliffe
Image
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.
Paula Radcliffe
Image
In the marathon anything can happen.
Paula Radcliffe
Image
It's good to be back, feeling like myself and enjoying it.
Paula Radcliffe
Image
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.
Paula Radcliffe
Image
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.
Paula Radcliffe
Image
I was thinking back to all the time in the gym, working hard, and that spurred me on [winning New York marathon just ten months after giving birth
Paula Radcliffe
Image
At big championships it's not the fastest person, it's the person who gets it right on the day.
Paula Radcliffe