“My sport is a beautiful sport, it gives so much fun and enjoyment, I believe it helps me to be a better person, and I have been very fortunate to experience some great success and have so many beautiful and happy memories. However, the downside is that it can break your heart and spirit many times over when your body is simply unable to match what your heart and brain want it to do. Sadly mine is not a career or a hobby where mind over matter can work when your body is hurt, nor where giving less than your best each day can ever work.
“I made more commitment than ever in preparation this year, two months away from the three most important people in my life. However, every single athlete out there makes the same commitments, puts their all into their preparation, and sadly I am not the only one to suffer heartbreak in trying to go after our goals.
“The most important thing is, as I always believe, to know that you did all you could in going after those dreams. It is hard to know that had the Olympics been six weeks earlier I could have gone out there and run confidently knowing that I was in the best shape I had been in for a while, but I am by no means the first to experience something like this. No one tells us in advance where the limits of our own bodies lie, and pushing these limits is the only way we can ever achieve our highest goals and dreams.
“However hard today is, finally closing the door on that dream, at least I can know that I truly have tried absolutely everything.
- Paula Radcliffe
Posted on July 29th, 2012 by Athletics Weekly
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- Paula Radcliffe
Posted on July 29th, 2012 by Athletics Weekly
Click Here for Article: http://www.athleticsweekly.com/news/radcliffe-talks-of-olympic-heartbreak/
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