Paula Radcliffe Quotes

International sport is a lonely journey. You compete with one's self and try to grow as a cricketer.

With what I have learned in Italy, if I have the chance to learn something more in England I think it would make me a more complete, better player.

All I got to do is keep getting the most out of each one of my days and keep trying to be the best athlete I can become.

Golf is so selfish - it's so much about how do we get better and get to the next level.

I'm really focusing now on how I can get to the next level as a batsman. How can I get even more competitive? How can I get even more consistent? How can I get better?

Sport was an integral part of school life. The most influential teachers were not necessarily the PE teachers, but the teachers who helped me in sport because they had an understanding of what you were going through.

As you get older, the summer is less of a vacation and more of a training period by yourself away from the team. It's exciting for me. I felt like I've been really getting better as far as my conditioning every single season as I get older.

To beat Wladimir Klitschko, I have to be better than I've ever been.

I'm always thinking about the private battle, even in the field. I'm always trying to be better than the other person I'm against.

I just keep my eyes open and focus on the things I'm not good at and what makes other people better than me - technique and things outside the Octagon.

Within the realm of wrestling, it's been the same every year - just continually trying to improve and evolve as a wrestler, putting myself in a position to not maintain but maximize my potential.

Obviously, that's the thing any athlete wants to be able to do, to take weaknesses and turn them into strengths.

As always, I keep my head up, look objectively at all the matches I played, see where I can improve, bits and pieces, and, you know, get ready as quick as I can.

Good athletes will be there at good competitions, but I don't think about them; I just think of bettering my own time.

A true champion and athlete is never satisfied with their performance. You can always do more and always improve.

As an athlete you're taught to be selfish. When I'm training, it's usually all about me.

I've got a couple of years until I turn pro so I guess within that period hopefully I'll be able to get a little bit better.

Competitive toughness is an acquired skill and not an inherited gift.

By a persistent effort of will it is possible to change the whole body. The athlete must always keep in mind this concept of change and progression. He must never accept his limitations as being permanent, because they are not.

Throughout my athletic career, the overall goal was always to be a better athlete than I was at the moment – whether next week, next month or next year. The improvement was the goal. The medal was simply the ultimate reward for achieving that goal.

I know I've made huge gains in my confidence, and knowing more about my racing and myself as a person. That has made me a better athlete

I want to continue to expand my game a little more, build my body and work on staying strong so I can play the way I've been playing, and holding my ground the way I've been holding my ground.

The fact is that I like thrillers and action movies. But what really fulfills me is getting out of my comfort zone, taking chances.

Like all actors, I was open to taking on new challenges, including those outside my comfort zone.

I believe that not much happens of any significance when we're in our comfort zone.