Quotes by Paula Radcliffe

About Paula Radcliffe:

Paula Jane Radcliffe is an English long-distance runner. She is the current women's world record holder in the marathon with her time of 2 hours 15 minutes and 25 seconds. She is a three-time winner of the London Marathon (2002, 2003, 2005), three-time New York Marathon champion (2004, 2007, 2008), and won the 2002 Chicago Marathon.
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Actually I don't choose to expose myself in public. I choose to compete; the other side just comes with the package.

Paula Radcliffe

No one remembers who came fourth.

Paula Radcliffe

You can't magic yourself back 10 years.

Paula Radcliffe

I'm confident of what I have to achieve in the buildup to London 2012.

Paula Radcliffe

I'm not meek at all.

Paula Radcliffe

You can be strong and true to yourself without being rude or loud.

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

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

I don't like going away from my children.

Paula Radcliffe

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 i...

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

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

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

Never set limits, go after your dreams, don't be afraid to push the boundaries. And laugh a lot - it's good for you!

Paula Radcliffe

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

Paula Radcliffe

From my training I can get a good idea of what I'm capable of.

Paula Radcliffe

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

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 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

The biggest danger is trying to put too much pressure on yourself, trying to get in too good shape.

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

Author Bio

  • NamePaula Radcliffe
  • DescriptionEnglish long-distance runner
  • BornDecember 17, 1973
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionMarathon Runner; Long-distance Runner
  • AwardsMember Of The Order Of The British Empire