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Paula Radcliffe
English
Athlete
Born:
Dec 17
,
1973
Best
Day
Good
Me
People
You
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There's always going to be somebody who takes a dislike to you and you can't waste time worrying about it.
Paula Radcliffe
Time
You
Somebody
Waste Time
Worrying
About
Takes
Always
Going
Dislike
Who
Waste
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
Dreams
Good
You
Laugh
Push
Never
Boundaries
Limits
Go
Lot
Afraid
After
Your
Your Dreams
Set
You can be strong and true to yourself without being rude or loud.
Paula Radcliffe
You
Yourself
Strong
Rude
Be Strong
True
Without
Loud
Being
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
People
Training
Reflection
Achieve
Cheating
Important
Field
Worldwide
Athletes
See
True
Know
Sport
Coming
Where
Swayed
Working
Stand
Youngsters
Working Hard
Hard
Who
Level
Level Playing Field
Compete
Playing
Playing Field
When you get close to race day, there's that anticipation and excitement - it's the same whatever level you're running at because the marathon is like a festival.
Paula Radcliffe
Day
You
Whatever
Running
Excitement
Like
Because
Anticipation
Close
Festival
Get
Same
Race
Marathon
Level
I deliberately returned slowly to training after Raphael was born and everything, apart from being bitten by a dog whilst out training in Monaco at the beginning of the year, has gone pretty well.
Paula Radcliffe
Dog
Training
Year
Beginning
Gone
Everything
Bitten
Out
Raphael
Born
Pretty
Slowly
Deliberately
Well
Returned
Being
After
Whilst
Apart
Monaco
I'm confident of what I have to achieve in the buildup to London 2012.
Paula Radcliffe
Achieve
London
Confident
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
Good
Me
Fall
Bit
Put
Putting
Crying
Always
Been
Move
Behind
Apart
Then
Away
Things
I've been to three Olympics and I don't feel I've ever quite achieved my best at any of them.
Paula Radcliffe
Best
Three
Feel
Been
Any
Quite
Achieved
Them
Ever
Olympics
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
Success
More
Point
Main
Had
Feel
Over
New
Years
Lot
York
New York
Different
Racing
Event
Marathon
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
Home
Club
Running
Take
Part
Roads
Since
Felt
Always
Surface
Loved
Really
Used
Ever
Plenty of people who are 38 have run really well in the marathon.
Paula Radcliffe
People
Plenty
Run
Well
Really
Who
Marathon
Yeah, ideally, I'd probably wish to be more anonymous. But scrutiny and success go together. And I want to be successful.
Paula Radcliffe
Success
Together
Wish
More
Ideally
Anonymous
Yeah
Go
Want
Scrutiny
Successful
I don't like going away from my children.
Paula Radcliffe
Like
Going
Going Away
Children
Away
You see, with me, when I'm nervous, I smile and laugh.
Paula Radcliffe
Smile
Me
You
Nervous
Laugh
See
I am not going to let Athens affect the rest of my life.
Paula Radcliffe
Life
Rest
My Life
Athens
Am
Affect
Going
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
Good
Day
Quality
World
Win
End Of The Day
Girl
Half
Important
Way
Bit
Those
About
More
Good Way
Learn
End
Against
Race
Them
Fun
World Championship
Event
Marathon
Twice
Championship
I can't imagine living and not running.
Paula Radcliffe
Living
Running
Imagine
I have been doing 120 miles a week, when normally I would do about 140.
Paula Radcliffe
Would
About
Week
Doing
Been
Normally
Miles
From my training I can get a good idea of what I'm capable of.
Paula Radcliffe
Good
Training
Idea
Get
Capable
Good Idea
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
Me
Bitterness
Stronger
Athens
Stronger Person
Through
Driven
Misses
Come
Learnt
Am
Came
Been
Lot
End
Persevering
Person
Any
Taught
Happened
In The End
Lessons
Keep
Near
Right
Chance
As an athlete, there are advantages being with a team and getting regular physio.
Paula Radcliffe
Athlete
Advantages
Getting
Being
Regular
Team
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
Myself
Good
Day
Key
Goals
Year
One Day
Possible
Some
Shape
Getting
Just
Marathon
Specific
Olympic
Set
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
Time
Home
Focus
Moon
Country
Year
Pleased
Sole
Berlin
London
Something
Something Special
Selected
Shape
Over
Qualifying
Get
Getting
Represent
Your
Team
Special
Right
Earlier
Olympics
I prefer just a women's race. It's a totally different game mentally.
Paula Radcliffe
Game
Women
Totally
Mentally
Just
Different
Race
Prefer
At big championships it's not the fastest person, it's the person who gets it right on the day.
Paula Radcliffe
Day
Big
Person
Gets
Who
Right
Fastest
Championships
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