I've been to three Olympics and I don't feel I've ever quite achieved my best at any of them. Paula Radcliffe More Quotes by Paula Radcliffe More Quotes From Paula Radcliffe 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 surprisenicemother No one remembers who came fourth. Paula Radcliffe fourthremember 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 girlfunsports I am not going to let Athens affect the rest of my life. Paula Radcliffe athens You can't magic yourself back 10 years. Paula Radcliffe magicyears 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 linesshapesrace 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 runningsportsyears I took a lot of bad things after Athens. I just learnt to deal with it. The problem was beforehand I had this feeling where I was trying to please everybody - I wanted everybody to like me. Paula Radcliffe athensfeelingstrying I used to say that the newspapers were tomorrow's fish and chip paper, but I didn't really mean it; I could still be hurt by what they said. After Athens, I just didn't care. Paula Radcliffe carehurtmean 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-yorkwinningthinking I don't really have an explanation. I'm struggling myself to comprehend what has happened and find a reason for it. Paula Radcliffe explanationstrugglereason I felt totally myself, nothing like the emptiness and horrible feeling I had then [pulling out the Olympics] - no dizziness. Paula Radcliffe olympicsemptinessfeelings It's good to be back, feeling like myself and enjoying it. Paula Radcliffe enjoyfeelings 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 marathonballslooks 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 racingnew-yorkyears I'm confident of what I have to achieve in the buildup to London 2012. Paula Radcliffe achievelondon 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. Paula Radcliffe clubshomerunning 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 gratefulpeopleyears Yeah, ideally, I'd probably wish to be more anonymous. But scrutiny and success go together. And I want to be successful. Paula Radcliffe successfulwishtogether For an athlete, the biggest pressure comes from within. You know what you want to do and what you're capable of. Paula Radcliffe athletepressurewant
