Emptiness Quote by Paula Radcliffe

“I felt totally myself, nothing like the emptiness and horrible feeling I had then [pulling out the Olympics] - no dizziness.”

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

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

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The biggest danger is trying to put too much pressure on yourself, trying to get in too good shape.

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

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I'm not meek at all.

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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.…

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You can't magic yourself back 10 years.

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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…

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But what was there to say? Only that there were tears. Only that Quietness and Emptiness fitted together like stacked spoons. Only that there was a snuffling in the hollows at the base of a lovely throat. Only that a hard honey-colored shoulder had a semicircle of teethmarks on it. Only that they held each other close, long after it…

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