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

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

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

I don't feel guilty in having pleasure!

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 is a chance it can come right.

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

I prefer to be in tune with my surroundings and to be aware of things. I like listening to my foot strike and my breathing. It can be quite soothing.

Paula Radcliffe

No one remembers who came fourth.

Paula Radcliffe

At big championships it's not the fastest person, it's the person who gets it right on the day.

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

Yeah, ideally, I'd probably wish to be more anonymous. But scrutiny and success go together. And I want to be successful.

Paula Radcliffe

Running gives me a lot of pleasure. It's something I'll always do, as long as I can.

Paula Radcliffe

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

Paula Radcliffe

I would be happy with an Olympic bronze. What I don't have is an Olympic medal.

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

For an athlete, the biggest pressure comes from within. You know what you want to do and what you're capable of.

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 apologise to people when I need to.

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

I've been to three Olympics and I don't feel I've ever quite achieved my best at any of them.

Paula Radcliffe

I am not going to let Athens affect the rest of my life.

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

Paula Radcliffe

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

Paula Radcliffe

I prefer just a women's race. It's a totally different game mentally.

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

In the marathon anything can happen.

Paula Radcliffe

I can't imagine living and not running.

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

As an athlete, there are advantages being with a team and getting regular physio.

Paula Radcliffe

You can't magic yourself back 10 years.

Paula Radcliffe

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

People are lying when they say that their record being broken is good for the development of the event. I would like mine to remain as long as possible, please.

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

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

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 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