Paula Radcliffe Quotes

I have learned one thing in my life: If I put too much pressure on myself, then everything goes wrong.

We engineered activity out of our lives in the name of convenience. We created foods that put fried, fatty, sweet, and salty ahead of fresh, natural, and healthy. We quickly sacrifice sleep to work longer hours in pursuit of the American Dream. Even when we do these things with good intentions, they have life-threatening consequences.

This is a very stressful profession. Not just coaching, but head coaching at this level with all of the variables that you have on your mind 24/7, it does take a toll on your health and you have to be very cognizant about what's going on with your body and listen to your body and make sure that you take care of your body.

It is very important not to try too hard because in the past I think I have done that.

I witnessed first-hand the self-defeating results of putting yourself under so much pressure to perform.

I put way too much pressure on myself and put too much into CrossFit. It had become who I was. That's really when I figured out I don't want my identity to be CrossFit.

It is injurious to the mind as well as to the body to be always in one place and always surrounded by the same circumstances.

Acting is a tough business, and you need to be in good shape mentally and physically.

There's a terrible price to pay for stress in your life - it really takes a hit on your heart.

If you spend a lot of energy on things that are wastes of time, then you waste energy, get sick, and die faster.

It's good to get away from the editing suite. It's very unhealthy to be sitting in front of the screen for too long.

Now I know that I should take better care of myself when I'm under an intense deadline, or else my body is gonna act in certain ways that are not good.

The voices of moral authority in the theatre demanded only punctuality and physical performance. In the light of continuing pressure and stress, the occasional lip service paid to moderation was meaningless. Starvation and poisoning were not excesses, but measures taken to stay within the norm.

I wish somebody would have told me, 'Don't try too hard,' because when I was younger I wanted to try really hard. I wanted to please everybody and be this perfect, polite little girl.

I do tend to overdo everything.

How many times do you take yourself to the brink of complete collapse? It's not a real fun place to go.

It's tempting to work more than 60 hours a week and sacrifice sleep, not move, and eat bad foods as they are convenient. But this comes with a cost.

I think no matter what you do you go through stages when you play. There was a number of times when I didn't do very well or was tired. It was too much to combine school and tennis altogether. Parents need to step in and say, take a little time off, do something fun.

Eating ice cream and not exercising is great. The downside is your health isn't so good.

I'm in three bands, and I love to produce records of other bands, and I have a family that I love. I wanted to be everything for everybody and do all of that... I think I just really beat myself up until I got really sick and needed surgery, because it was physically manifesting itself.

Housework, if you do it right, will kill you.

I don't think a director should have any kids. I don't even think it's good for your physical health. Even guys in their 30s look exhausted because directors never get enough sleep. What I do is stressful enough.

You find your limits by going out and trying. We're just like anybody else in any other job. You just can't work 90 hour weeks. You can't do it. We can't sing seven days a week.

Every year, I resolve to take good care of myself and stay in shape.

It's not just being overweight that's dangerous. Stress is dangerous.