Goal Quote by Paula Radcliffe

“I set myself some specific goals, but the key one is just getting myself into as good a shape as possible for one day this year: the Olympic marathon.”

Paula Radcliffe

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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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I'm not meek at all.

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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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