Go in any direction..seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs. Paula Radcliffe More Quotes by Paula Radcliffe More Quotes From Paula Radcliffe I can swim I'm not bad, but not great. Paula Radcliffe i-can swim I don't feel guilty in having pleasure! Paula Radcliffe guilty pleasure feels At big championships it's not the fastest person, it's the person who gets it right on the day. Paula Radcliffe championship bigs persons I don't like going away from my children. Paula Radcliffe my-children going-away children 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 race athlete wish I have been doing 120 miles a week, when normally I would do about 140. Paula Radcliffe miles week sports I prefer just a women's race. It's a totally different game mentally. Paula Radcliffe different race games I would be happy with an Olympic bronze. What I don't have is an Olympic medal. Paula Radcliffe medal bronze would-be To represent your country at a home Olympics is something special and I'm over the moon to be selected for Team GB. I was pleased to get the qualifying time in Berlin earlier this year and my sole focus is getting in the right shape for London. Paula Radcliffe team home country I try not to worry about things that I can't control. Paula Radcliffe i-can worry trying I think your body is just a little bit stronger after pregnancy. Paula Radcliffe stronger pregnancy thinking 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 stronger lessons missing 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 race watches thinking 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 work sports cheating 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 athlete cheating people I deliberately returned slowly to training after Raphael was born and everything, apart from being bitten by a dog while out training in Monaco at the beginning of the year, has gone pretty well. Paula Radcliffe training dog years 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 might looks Plenty of people who are 38 have run really well in the marathon. Paula Radcliffe marathon running people 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 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 goal years
