Paula Radcliffe Quotes - Page 2

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• I have always run as hard as I can. You are not going to run any harder with or without men. You are running on your own two feet.

  Paula Radcliffe

  Running, Men, Two

  "Paula Radcliffe hoping to finish 'crappy year' with success in Berlin" by Barney Ronay, www.theguardian.com. September 22, 2011.

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• I prefer just a women's race. It's a totally different game mentally.

  Paula Radcliffe

  Race, Games, Different

  "Paula Radcliffe set for surgery as Olympic preparation begins" by Barney Ronay, www.theguardian.com. September 26, 2011.

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• Plenty of people who are 38 have run really well in the marathon.

  Paula Radcliffe

  Running, People, Marathon

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• The cheats always have a way of justifying their behaviour - everyone else is getting away with it, so why shouldn't I? But because they're so reliant on the drugs - and the drugs are not always perfect, you're not guaranteed to peak at a big event - they don't have the confidence to look in the mirror and know that they can go out and give their best. If you're clean and you've prepared well for a race, that's where you have an edge.

  Paula Radcliffe

  Giving, Perfect, Drug

  Source: www.theguardian.com

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• You can wish as hard as you like but all that really matters is the shape you're in on the day of the race. I've always felt these really big races aren't necessarily won by whoever is the fastest. They're won by the athlete who is the smartest and in the best shape on the day.

  Paula Radcliffe

  Athlete, Race, Wish

  "Olympic Games 2012: loneliness of the long-distance Paula Radcliffe". Interview with Donald McRae, www.theguardian.com. January 16, 2012.

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

  Paula Radcliffe

  Feelings, Enjoy

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• I set myself some specific goals, but the key one is just getting myself into as good a shape as possible for one day this year: the Olympic marathon.

  Paula Radcliffe

  Keys, Years, Goal

  "Olympic Games 2012: loneliness of the long-distance Paula Radcliffe". Interview with Donald McRae, www.theguardian.com. January 16, 2012.

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• I've been to three Olympics and I don't feel I've ever quite achieved my best at any of them.

  Paula Radcliffe

  Three, Olympics, Feels

  "Marathon mum" by Duncan Mackay, www.theguardian.com. December 08, 2007.

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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.

  Paula Radcliffe

  Girl, Sports, Fun

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• I am not going to let Athens affect the rest of my life.

  Paula Radcliffe

  Athens

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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.

  Paula Radcliffe

  Mother, Nice, Surprise

  "Marathon mum". Interview with Duncan Mackay, www.theguardian.com. December 8, 2007.

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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.

  Paula Radcliffe

  Athlete, Comfort, Glad

  "Mother superior". Interview with Nick Greenslade, www.theguardian.com. May 5, 2007.

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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.

  Paula Radcliffe

  Athlete, Thinking, Careers

  "Paula Radcliffe steps up anti-drug focus ahead of tilt at Olympic gold" by Andy Bull, www.theguardian.com. April 13, 2012.

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• I can swim I'm not bad, but not great.

  Paula Radcliffe

  Swim, I Can

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• I apologise to people when I need to.

  Paula Radcliffe

  People, Needs

  Interview with Rosanna Greenstreet, www.theguardian.com. July 1, 2011.

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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.

  Paula Radcliffe

  Successful, Wish, Together

  "Big interview: Paula Radcliffe". The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. November 21, 2004.

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

  Paula Radcliffe

  Feelings, Olympics, Emptiness

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• An Olympic medal won't define my whole life, although it might look like it to onlookers. When I look back, I should have been able to get an Olympic medal.

  Paula Radcliffe

  Should Have, Looks, Might

  "Paula Radcliffe hoping to finish 'crappy year' with success in Berlin" by Barney Ronay, www.theguardian.com. September 22, 2011.

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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.

  Paula Radcliffe

  Struggle, Reason, Explanation

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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

  Paula Radcliffe

  New York, Winning, Thinking

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• 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

  Missing, Stronger, Lessons

  "Golden girl Paula Radcliffe lowers her sights to the Olympic bronze". Interview with Andy Bull, www.theguardian.com. April 14, 2012.

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• It's important that athletes can compete on a level playing field. And youngsters coming into the sport can know that if they are working hard and training hard, they'll see a true reflection of where they stand and what they can achieve worldwide and not be swayed by people who are cheating.

  Paula Radcliffe

  Sports, Cheating, Work

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• If you look back at my marathons and ask whether I would swap one of them for my one balls-up, of course I would. But you can't choose. You have to make the best of it on the day.

  Paula Radcliffe

  Balls, Looks, Marathon

  "Marathon mum" by Duncan Mackay, www.theguardian.com. December 08, 2007.

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• I don't feel guilty in having pleasure!

  Paula Radcliffe

  Guilty, Pleasure, Feels

  Interview with Rosanna Greenstreet, www.theguardian.com. July 1, 2011.

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• I don't like going away from my children.

  Paula Radcliffe

  Children, Going Away, My Children

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