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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
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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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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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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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I prefer just a women's race. It's a totally different game mentally.
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.
Paula Radcliffe
You see, with me, when I'm nervous, I smile and laugh.
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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
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For an athlete, the biggest pressure comes from within. You know what you want to do and what you're capable of.
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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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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 don't like going away from my children.
Paula Radcliffe
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
It's good to be back, feeling like myself and enjoying it.
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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'm confident of what I have to achieve in the buildup to London 2012.
Paula Radcliffe
You can't magic yourself back 10 years.
Paula Radcliffe
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
I am not driven by any bitterness by what happened in Athens. I learnt a lot of lessons from it and probably came through it a stronger person in the end. There have been a lot of near misses, and that's taught me to keep persevering and that there is a chance it can come right.
Paula Radcliffe
Today was not about times, it was about getting in there, enjoying the race, and enjoying the atmosphere
Paula Radcliffe
Yeah, ideally, I'd probably wish to be more anonymous. But scrutiny and success go together. And I want to be successful.
Paula Radcliffe
