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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: 51
Born: 1973
Born: December 17
Long-Distance Runner
Olympic Athlete
Northwich
Cheshire
Paula Jane Radcliffe
MBE
Paula Jane Radcliffe
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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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I felt totally myself, nothing like the emptiness and horrible feeling I had then [pulling out the Olympics] - no dizziness.
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In the week before a race, I try to stay away from germ areas. I keep disinfectant wipes in my bag for when I have to use a supermarket trolley or something like that.
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I can swim I'm not bad, but not great.
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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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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.
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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'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 prefer just a women's race. It's a totally different game mentally.
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I don't like going away from my children.
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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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From my training I can get a good idea of what I'm capable of.
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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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Actually I don't choose to expose myself in public. I choose to compete the other side just comes with the package.
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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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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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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 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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It's good to be back, feeling like myself and enjoying it.
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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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