Paula Radcliffe Race Quotations

You can wish as hard as you like but all that really matters is the shape you're in on the day of the race. I've always felt these really big races aren't necessarily won by whoever is the fastest. They're won by the athlete who is the smartest and in the best shape on the day.

I just want to be in the best shape I can be. Not to stand on that start line and say: 'Oh my God, I have this injury and that injury.' I just want to be able to go out and race.

If I start planning then that's dangerous because then I have a target that I'm blinkered towards and I won't listen to the warning signs quite so much. I'd rather be in shape and then look around and say there's a race next week and jump into that than have it planned.

Every time I go out and race it's a goal to go out and run faster than I've done before.

In the week before a race, I try to stay away from germ areas. I keep disinfectant wipes in my bag for when I have to use a supermarket trolley or something like that.

I prefer just a women's race. It's a totally different game mentally.

I executed my race plan. It worked really well. I knew that, if I went out hard, then everyone would have to work really hard to stay with that.

Boston is definitely a race I want to do at some point, but London is very special to me,

I'm just pleased to win the race and win the championship because that's what I came here for. And it was important to do that, not just for me, but for everyone else that supported me as well.

I'm pleased to have won the race and win the championship, ... I knew I was well-prepared for this race.

Today was not about times, it was about getting in there, enjoying the race, and enjoying the atmosphere

The Olympics is not a race I want to watch on television and think 'I wonder what I could have done if I was there?