Paula Radcliffe Quotes

I'm not feeling much pressure for the Olympics because I think I already have done many things in my career. I will try to enjoy my second Olympics.

I have the mentality of a winner. I first went to the Olympic Games when I was 17, three weeks after my O-levels, and I remember sitting in a dining-hall filled with the world's best athletes.

In my Olympic history I don't think I have achieved my potential as an athlete. That's what I want when I look back at my career. I want to be able to say I gave it my best shot.

I look back, in an endearing way, on that time of my life when I was competing at the Olympics.

I've been to three Olympics. I gave it my all.

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

Becoming an Olympian is the ultimate reward for any athlete.

In my heart of hearts my motivation would always have been to be the best, and I think that athletics is probably what I was built for.

I always wanted to play against the best.

The highlight of my career? The Olympics, of course.

I don't really know how many films I've done, and I don't look at this as a race that I necessarily want to win. Nor is it a race that I want to stop running.

My goal is one individual gold. I know how hard it is: you have to have a good day; there can also be some problems with the weather.

I think if I just do what I do every day, on the extraordinary Olympic stage, I could be a podium contender.

There's no day when I don't think it would be great to be 25 years old and have the Olympics coming in less than 300 days - and be the best in the world. I can't think of anything so motivating.

When you reach a certain level, you live in a bubble when all you think, dream and breathe is becoming the best athlete in the world.

I really, really wanted to be an Olympian. My parents knew about this dream of mine, and they suggested I try my hand at bobsled. They'd seen it on TV at the Salt Lake City Games in 2002 and thought it would be a good sport for me.

I don't really think about the title, to be honest with you. I'm just going to go in there and fight. I'm a proud champion, but at the same time I'm not really fighting for the belt. I'm fighting because I love to fight and don't wanna lose and I don't like to lose.

Yes, I could win the Olympics. I hope to, and that's what I'm training for. But it's really going to come down to me racing on that day... Just being really calm and mature about what the reality is - that's my strategy.

I want to play against the best, and that's what I'm doing, just going out there and being focused, just competing every possession.

It is never the case that I will push myself more for the World Championships and play differently in a Super Series or vice-versa.

Competition keeps you young. It motivates you. It challenges your ego. Messi and Ronaldo have this with each other.

The Olympics are a completely different beast. It's the most magical moment of your career.

I don't want to play for any team. I prefer playing for a lower team and playing against the best. I don't like playing with them: I want to play against them... and beat them.

That is what all the top players do and if you want to be the best you know you are going to get marked.

The footballer's career is very long and staying on the top for many years is always very difficult.