Paula Radcliffe

I'm not meek at all.

In my Olympic history I don't think I have achieved my potential as an athlete. That's what I want when I look back at my career. I want to be able to say I gave it my best shot.

I deliberately returned slowly to training after Raphael was born and everything, apart from being bitten by a dog whilst out training in Monaco at the beginning of the year, has gone pretty well.

If I can add, say, 10 great new violin concertos to the repertoire before I'm done, that will be truly exciting.

Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in a lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope.

I was a bit challenged when I was younger to stay on the right path.