Quote

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

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
Watching
Abroad
Comfort
Realising
Took
Zone
Year
French
Become
Helped
Person
Athlete
Pyrenees
Made
Glad
Athletes
Train
Realise

More quotes by Paula Radcliffe

Image
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
Image
From my training I can get a good idea of what I'm capable of.
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
Yeah, ideally, I'd probably wish to be more anonymous. But scrutiny and success go together. And I want to be successful.
Paula Radcliffe
Image
In the marathon anything can happen.
Paula Radcliffe
Image
I prefer just a women's race. It's a totally different game mentally.
Paula Radcliffe
Image
I don't feel guilty in having pleasure!
Paula Radcliffe
Image
It's good to be back, feeling like myself and enjoying it.
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
You see, with me, when I'm nervous, I smile and laugh.
Paula Radcliffe
Image
The biggest danger is trying to put too much pressure on yourself, trying to get in too good shape.
Paula Radcliffe
Image
We, as athletes, have our suspicions about who's cheating, but I'm not convinced that the testing has yet caught up with what people are using or what they are using to disguise it.
Paula Radcliffe
Image
Today was not about times, it was about getting in there, enjoying the race, and enjoying the atmosphere
Paula Radcliffe
Image
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.
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
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
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.
Paula Radcliffe
Image
I felt totally myself, nothing like the emptiness and horrible feeling I had then [pulling out the Olympics] - no dizziness.
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
At big championships it's not the fastest person, it's the person who gets it right on the day.
Paula Radcliffe