Quotes By Paula Radcliffe
The biggest danger is trying to put too much pressure on yourself, trying to get in too good shape.
Paula Radcliffe
If 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.
Paula Radcliffe
It's totally different from last year because I came in with good shape with no health worries so it was about going out there and running well and enjoying it.
Paula Radcliffe
I have achieved a lot and I'm grateful for that - I'm just a bit greedy because I want to add the Olympics. It's once every four years - everyone wants it and very few people get it.
Paula Radcliffe
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
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
Every time I go out and race it's a goal to go out and run faster than I've done before.
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 it.
Paula Radcliffe
I've had a lot of success over the years racing in New York, but the main point is that I feel the marathon is a different event, a lot more my event.
Paula Radcliffe
There's always going to be somebody who takes a dislike to you and you can't waste time worrying about it.
Paula Radcliffe
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
I just want to be in the best shape I can be. Not to stand on that start line and say: 'Oh my God, I have this injury and that injury.' I just want to be able to go out and race.
Paula Radcliffe
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
I have not had the chance to go out there and do myself justice in an Olympic marathon yet. I have not been able to get to an Olympic marathon injury-free yet.
Paula Radcliffe
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
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
I've been to three Olympics and I don't feel I've ever quite achieved my best at any of them.
Paula Radcliffe