Paula Radcliffe Quotes

I have to be prepared always and be at my best. I looked to bat 50 overs and score as many possible. It may not happen all the time, but whenever I see the opportunity, I try to make the most of it.

I've played in a lot of different roles through the course of my career and I've been a starter for a lot of those years and the mentality can never change.

Preparation goes on even when you are out of the team, as you can do it anywhere.

Being disciplined and determined are my fitness mantra.

We must take on each match as best we can and try to recover from each as quickly as possible.

When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time.

A lot of times when I ran, to be honest, I didn't know where I was in the race. So I always was looking up at the scoreboard to say, 'Just call my name to see where I am,' because I tried to have such tunnel vision not to distract myself.

I grew up doing gymnastics. It requires discipline, eating right, getting sleep, lots of sacrifice. But the pros outweigh the sacrifice.

Before the decathlon I'm constantly trying to convince myself that I want to do this, that I want to take myself to that place where it's going to hurt and things are going to be tough. But that's like anything - you want to give your best.

I'm excited by challenging myself physically and mentally every day.

I wait and take on projects that I think can work.

I think I am disciplined when I need to be, and relax when I can.

I'm really just doing whatever comes my way and trying to stay busy and get better at what I'm doing.

As an entrepreneur, one of my biggest struggles is that you have to focus, but you also have to expand.

From the age of 6, when I won my first race in skiing, I was on the national ski teams, really until Olympics in '72, so I always had a lot of discipline and commitment to achieve as much as I could in good way. Competitiveness doesn't stop when you stop skiing.

I always use the basic quality of people to achieve what I want to achieve. That's a different way of thinking. I always love that they do things. And when it goes wrong, well, try to correct it in one way or another.

It's hard to run a mile when you're not a miler and to kick when you've led all the way.

To be the best, you need to be the most well-trained and well-prepared athlete you can be. The pressure is going to be all around you. You just have to make sure that your body and mind is fine-tuned. Then you go out there and do it.

It's a long season, and if you can go back and forth pretty well, you'll end up OK.

If we have a good day and we win, I'll celebrate and enjoy it. If I have a bad day and I lose, I'll be disappointed and then come back the next day and think about the next team.

As a coach, you have to have a short-term memory when it comes to shooting. Let it fly and move on.

At times, you are mentally but not physically prepared; at times, you are physically but not mentally prepared. I would be lying if I said it doesn't affect your performance. But the sooner you get over it, the better. So you discipline yourself. That is why fitness counts.

Resilience is distinct from mere survival, and more than mere endurance. Resilience is often endurance with direction.

My experience at Florida State helped me to have the discipline to prepare as well as to endure challenging spots.

For me, it's about controlling what I can control. I can't control where I'm going to be put on the pitch. I can only control my effort and my ability to embrace anything thrown at me.